Healing Basketball

Chapter 258 258. We All Believe in Kobe

Ma Long consciously moves ahead to cover Liu Xiu, but the advance defense must allow his teammates to follow up to defend Raheem. The tacit understanding is too high.

The offense always took the lead, and Liu Xiu used the defensive strategy of the Lakers in turn. Fisher couldn't dodge it and was hit by Liu Xiu.

The main reason is that the Lakers did not expect that Liu Xiu would act like a normal person after being consumed by Kobe for more than 4 minutes of game time at the beginning. consume!
Liu Xiu, who retreated to the backcourt, picked up the collar of his jersey, his heartbeat quickly calmed down, and the fatigue after a short period of intense exercise quickly subsided...

With a score of 13 to 14, the Trail Blazers narrowed the point difference to 1 point.

The Lakers players also noticed this, but they didn't care. They easily gained a 5-point lead. In their view, as long as they exert their strength, the point difference will be opened quickly.

When it came time for the Lakers to attack, Kobe missed a high-post jumper in singles, and Liu Xiu missed a jumper with an emergency stop on the left side of the free throw line.

The Lakers' defense was very good. After the Trail Blazers came back from a timeout and played a wave of 4-0, the offensive efficiency was suppressed by the Lakers again.

Although arrogant and conceited, the Lakers did not slack off in preparing for the game. On the court, everyone worked hard on the defensive end.

首节打完，尽管刘秀单节5分2助攻、拉希姆打了7分多钟拿到6分，开拓者队单节也只拿到22分。

The Lakers entered the intermission with a 24-22 lead of 2 points.

The Lakers are too strong!

O'Neal and Ma Long, one person protects the frame, one person defends and assists the defense. Raheem, who is only a power forward and a small forward with the mobility, and the strong Liu Xiu can score some points in the paint.

The suffocating defense of the Lakers made some fans on the scene feel desperate.

In the 2001 playoffs and 2002 playoffs, for two consecutive years, the Trail Blazers were swept by the Lakers in the first round because of the opponent's defense.

The hit rate in the first round was less than 4% for two consecutive years!
The fans at the scene could do nothing but cheer loudly for their team and boo the Lakers.

But a small group of fans saw something was wrong-the Lakers scored 5 points in nearly 14 minutes of the start, how come they only scored 24 points in a single quarter?
高傲的湖人队，并未注意到他们首节第4分46秒开始的7分14秒钟时间里合计14投4中这件事。

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By the second quarter, the Lakers continued to maintain their efficient defense.

Liu Xiu tried his best to use up the "physical gallop" copied from Kobe, and his brain was also spinning rapidly, trying his best to seize every opportunity he could, just like a timeout in the first quarter Back Fisher's post-defense consumes him and he counter-uses him like that.

But the defensive strength of the Lakers is at the forefront of the league. Zen Master's defensive coaching ability is better than people's impressions, and after the first round, the Lakers were given 5 days to prepare for the game. The defensive preparation and physical reserve, the Lakers have reached the best state .

刘秀第二节10投4中，加上2中2的罚球，单节拿到了10分，开拓者队全队单节也才拿到20分。

Under the defense of Miles, Raheem, outlaws, Ruben Patterson and others, Kobe's shooting performance was terrible in this quarter. He made 6 of 1 shots in a single quarter and made two three-pointers. There were no free throws, and the Lakers set off a hand-to-hand battle, but Kobe suffered a disadvantage.

But Kobe has 4 assists in a single quarter!Three of them were given to O'Neill.

在奥尼尔6投4中，外加5中3的罚球，单节11分4板2盖帽的带领下，湖人队第二节打出了22比20的比分。

After halftime, the Lakers led the Trail Blazers by 46 points 42 to 4!
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The Lakers didn't notice anything?

Of course not.

It's just that the Lakers are not alert.

Let the prison team on the opposite side play any fancy tricks, and it is a fact that their Lakers are leading!
They relied on O'Neal's absolute advantage in the interior to suppress the Trail Blazers who were fully prepared for the game, but they just had O'Neal.

奥尼尔半场14投10中、外加9中5的罚球，拿到25分了！

It's useless against opponents!

And they don't just have O'Neal.

Back from the intermission, the Lakers sent a combination of Payton, Kobe, Luke Walton, Malone, and Medvedenko.

The three superstars came together, and O'Neal, who played the first half, took a break.

The Trail Blazers sent a combination of Flying Squirrel, Liu Xiu, Miles, Randolph, and McDyess.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Trail Blazers took the lead.

Little Flying Squirrel singles Payton and hits a long two-pointer!
Payton can't prevent this type of wave ratio from Little Flying Squirrel. This ball made the TV commentator mention the matter of the 1995-win Supersonics being hammered by the 57-win Lakers in the first round in 48. Van Exel All kinds of shots beat Payton.

When it came time for the Lakers to attack, Kobe hit Miles in a single and scored two points. McDyess protected the defensive rebound and passed it to Liu Xiu.

The fast break couldn't be played, and Liu Xiu still advanced at the fastest speed, allowing the two veteran players, Payton and Malone, to enjoy the joy of track and field sports.

After arriving in the frontcourt, Liu Xiu saw that Payton was guarding him. This feeling is good!
Liu Xiu breaks through, McDyess pulls out to take the initiative to pick and roll, Liu Xiu encounters Malone and changes defense, and passes to Randolph.

Randolph punched Medvedenko in singles, and made a shot according to the opponent's wipe!

The referee blew the whistle, the goal was valid, and an additional penalty was required. Medvedenko's fouls failed to stop and finally had a chance to play the butcher!

Amid the cheers of the fans, Randolph made an extra free throw, 47 to 46, and the Trail Blazers went ahead by 1 point.

What the Lakers players are thinking now is -- 'Struggle, the more you struggle, the more excited we are! '

When it came time for the Lakers to attack, Kobe couldn't score in singles from the outside, so he rushed inside!
Miles couldn't guard against it and was rushed in by Kobe, but Kobe was stunned after he rushed in.

Randolph tops, McDyess catches up, Miles chases... this defensive treatment, the big sharks just now didn't have it!
The Lakers discussed it at halftime, and the Blazers' defense has always been conventional.

Kobe Bryant is bold and bold, jumping in the crowd, and passing the ball after jumping.

The ball was passed by Kobe, and the Trail Blazers did the same.

But Ma Long, who received the ball, wanted to cut in and was blocked by the brave roadblock Liu Xiu. Ma Long chose to use his height to shoot... Iron!
The role of Liu Xiu is to prevent Malone from getting closer to the basket to shoot, but this role is very useful at this time!
Randolph pressed Medvedenko to protect the defensive rebound.

Liu Xiu caught the ball and wanted to counterattack, but failed, and passed it to Little Flying Squirrel to force it. Little Flying Squirrel was stuck by Kobe, but failed, fell into a positional battle and missed a single.

Malone protected the defensive rebound, and the Lakers attacked. Finally, Payton made a high turnaround jumper with his back to the flying mouse, 48 to 47, and the Lakers took the lead again.

But the Lakers had just led by 1 point. Looking back, Randolph grabbed Liu Xiu's European-style offensive rebound.
49 to 48 The Trail Blazers once again took a 1-point lead.

The Zen master on the sidelines has already noticed that something is wrong.

With this lineup, they can't rely on defense to compete with the Trail Blazers. They have to play offense.

But the actual situation has become that the Lakers are trying their best to prevent the double point guards of the warden and the flying mouse from counterattacking!
It was indeed a good defense. Payton, Kobe, and Malone, the three defensive leaders did not let the Trail Blazers fight back.

But when it came to positional battles, they couldn't guard against it!

And the need to prevent the opponent from counterattacking means that the Lakers have been hitting the iron!

What did the Zen master choose to do?He chooses to do nothing.

Because he has Kobe in his hands, he chooses to believe in Kobe!

There is a very important reason, he doesn't have much adjustments to make, his strategic plan and tactical preparation are very good.

They hit the iron not how well the Trail Blazers defended, but because his players couldn't make open shots after their physical strength and touch were consumed!

The main reason is that the rest time is too long, and the veterans can't find the rhythm of shooting!

Can't you replace O'Neal who doesn't need to consider rhythm and feel in advance?
He still has Kobe!
But... At 4 minutes and 55 seconds into the third quarter, Zen Master took advantage of the dead ball and replaced O'Neal.

Kobe was also very hard tonight, and he hit a few irons again. Before halfway through the third quarter, he made 15 of 3 shots!Zen Master believes in Kobe, and so does the Trail Blazers!
开拓者队在打出一波7比2将比分反超后，又打出了一波4比2，目前以53比50领先湖人队3分，且兰多夫又得到了加罚！

Randolph just fouled Medvedenko again and scored.

Whether it was the offensive performance of 9 of 2 shots, or the defensive performance of being scored 5 points by the opponent in less than 12 minutes and adding penalties, Zen Master had to replace O'Neal in advance.

Randolph saw O'Neal go up, withstood the pressure, and made an extra penalty. 54 to 50, the Blazers took a 4-point lead!
The current lineup on the court, Lakers: Payton, Kobe, Fox, Malone, O'Neal; Trail Blazers: Liu Xiu, Ruben Patterson, Raheem, Randolph, McDyess.

The Trail Blazers players retreated quickly. They all knew that now, the most critical moment has arrived!
The Lakers attacked, O'Neal went to the frontcourt, and Randolph was fighting him at the basket!

In terms of hand-to-hand combat, who else on the Trail Blazers is more vigorous than Randolph, who is 206 centimeters long but weighs 120 kilograms?
But in front of the physically strong O'Neill, nothing matters.

O'Neal received the ball, didn't play falsely, and prepared to smash the opponent's dunk directly on the court as before, hitting the opponent's morale and boosting his own morale. This is the OK strategy of the Lakers.

However, as soon as he received the ball, Raheem and McDyess double-teamed him and filled the three-second zone!

Malone catches the ball and misses a jumper from close range!

Raheem grabbed the defensive rebound and counterattacked!

The Lakers focused on Liu Xiu's counterattack, and Raheem really pushed the rhythm up.

Liu Xiu rushed to the frontcourt under Payton's pursuit, caught the ball and made a layup!
(End of this chapter)