God of NBA point guards

Chapter 581 The appetite is so good
O'Neal got a chance at the basket this time. Big Ben and double-teamed Kevin Willis knew they couldn't stop the Sharks, so they decisively fouled O'Neal when he caught the ball.

But it was too late. O'Neal was too powerful and forced the two of them away. While fouling, he completed a heavy dunk and overturned veteran Willis.

"Di!"

Big Ben and Kelis raised their hands at the same time, and the referee gave the foul to Kevin Willis, which was regarded as showing mercy to Big Ben.

"If O'Neal destroyed all the Sonics' insides today, the Lakers would also have a chance to win." John Moore said.

"John, actually just knock out Ben Wallace," James Worthy said.

"Now Ben Wallace still has two fouls, Kevin Willis has two fouls, Ewing twice, McCoy twice, and the four inside players have a total of eight fouls." John Moore said.

O'Neal gasped and stood on the free throw line, took the basketball thrown by the referee, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then started to aim at the basket.

"boom!"

The ball hit the basket. In O'Neal's disappointed eyes, it jumped twice and then rolled in.

"Oh!"

O'Neal jumped up excitedly, then immediately turned around and ran to the backcourt.

"Two plus one, it's now 36:27, a 9-point gap." James Worthy said.

"Kobe is firmly controlled by the Iron Fist King. It's really difficult to rely on O'Neal alone." John Moore said.

James Worthy said: "And Rick Fox, Robert Horry will also get a lot of open spots."

John Moore said: "Bowen's defensive effect on Fox has always been good. He didn't get many opportunities. The fourth position is good. The power forward must double-team O'Neal. You can look forward to that position."

Zhou Quan advanced in the backcourt. He suffered a loss last time. This time, no one came to double-team him. Only Kobe refused to take the lead.

Zhou Quan changed direction significantly, bypassing Kobe and then speeding up from the left wing to enter the frontcourt. Kobe followed closely on the right side.

He reached the three-point line without slowing down, changed direction, and went in.

The starting lineup lacks strength in outside three-pointers. Only Bowen can shoot three-pointers and lacks the ability to pull away. The Lakers had just started to double-team him. He estimated that he would definitely be double-teamed when he rushed in, so the next moment, Kobe struggled to speed up to catch up. As he came up, he suddenly stepped on the brakes.

"squeak!"

There was a scuffing sound of sneakers, and he was well prepared and stopped one step inside the three-point line.

"squeak!"

Kobe also braked suddenly, but he didn't stop. He knelt down with his front legs and used his right hand to support the floor to prevent him from falling.

"It's over!"

He looked back anxiously, and saw Zhou Quan take a step back to the three-point line, and glanced at him leisurely, making him so angry that smoke came out of his nose.

"Three points?"

Zhang Lili shouted loudly.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared and a three-pointer was hit.

"Beautiful! Zhou Quan can hit as many open shots as he has, without any waste." Xu Jicheng said excitedly.

"The Lakers obviously started to double-team Zhou Quan, but Zhou Quan's emergency stop jumper is one of the best weapons to deal with double-team tactics. There is also the ability to distribute the ball and directly assist teammates." Zhang Li said with a smile.

In the NBC commentary box, James Worthy shook his head and said: "Kobe didn't need to press full court."

"With the Iron Fist King's ball-handling skills, this kind of full-court tightness is meaningless. It just consumes one's physical energy in vain." John Moore said.

Next, the Lakers relied on O'Neal's offense to continue to damage the Sonics' inside line. The effect was good in the first few minutes, but they ran out of energy in the back and couldn't play anymore.

On the SuperSonics side, Zhou Quan used a lot of pull-up jump shots and breakthrough points to break the Lakers' double-teaming tactics. His shots were actually better, and he missed a few open shots.

After the second quarter, 58:47, the Lakers were 11 points behind and lost another 4 points in the second quarter.

中场休息，张合理说道：“周权首节13投8中，三分球2投1中，2罚2中，得到19分4助攻3抢断1盖帽。

He also took a lot of shots in the second quarter, making 11 of 7 shots, 3 of 1 three-pointers, and no free throws. He scored 15 points, 3 assists, and 2 steals.

半场24投15中，命中率62.5%，总共得到34分3篮板7助攻5抢断1盖帽1失误1犯规的数据。

The second quarter was basically all pull-up jump shots from the outside, and the hit rate was really high!According to his shots, he would have taken 40 shots today. He rarely takes so many shots in a single game. "

Xu Jicheng said: "Kobe only had 5 points in the half, 2 points in the first quarter and 3 points in the second quarter. O'Neal went all out to attack, really sparing no effort, making 17 of 10 shots in the two quarters, 12 of 6 free throws, and scored 26 points in the half.

O'Neal's shooting percentage was 58.8%, and he made 12 free throws in the half. He received twice as many whistles at home as on the road. He was extremely lethal. Ben had already committed three fouls. Not counting Campbell, the other three Sonics insiders also committed two or three fouls. foul. "

Zhang Lili said: "Today it was Zhou Quan who fought alone with the OK team to attack, and then the defense prevented Kobe from scoring. In fact, it was him and O'Neal who fought together to attack.

In terms of physical energy consumption, although O'Neal only took 17 shots, but if you look at his number of free throws, he definitely attacked with the ball more times than Zhou Quan. Coupled with his huge tonnage, his physical energy consumption on the offensive end far exceeded Zhou Quan's. right.

But Zhou Quan also consumes a lot of physical energy. O'Neal can be lazy on the defensive end, but Zhou Quan cannot. He has to lock down Kobe on the defensive end and also participate in assisting defense. "

Xu Jicheng said with a smile: "We can regain some blood during the halftime break. O'Neal should still be able to fight in the third quarter. If he runs out of gas in the final quarter, he will definitely stall. Then Zhou Quan will control the game. Director Zhang, what do you think?"

"Ha ha……"

Zhang Lili laughed several times and said: "That should be the case. There is no problem with Zhou Quan scoring 50 points tonight, at least 60 points. Maybe he can break his own historical record of 65 points in a single game in the league playoffs." Xu Jicheng nodded. He smiled and said: "The Lakers double-teamed Zhou Quan in the second quarter, but due to his emergency stop jumper, the double-teaming tactics often fell by the wayside. That is, Corey Maggette and Bowen missed a few open shots, otherwise they would be divided." The difference will be even greater.”

Zhang Lili said: "Maggette's shooting is mediocre, and the same goes for Bowen. Bowen has no talent and relies purely on defense. His open shots are not very stable. Sometimes they are good, and sometimes they can miss in wide open shots.

It's a pity that Rashard Lewis's psychological quality is not up to par. His open space ability is the strongest in the Sonics.However, he can't help defend O'Neal, he must use a human shield.

If he goes up, he will definitely be responsible for helping to defend O'Neal, and he will be killed.The Sonics can only sacrifice a certain amount of perimeter offense to increase their ability to defend O'Neal. "

At this point, he suddenly said seriously: "But the SuperSonics are not without hidden dangers. Campbell's injury means one thing. Under the violent attack of the Sharks, the SuperSonics may have someone fall on him at any time. subordinates."

Xu Jicheng was startled and nodded: "Ewing and Kevin Willis, indeed, these two veterans may be injured at any time. Although Ben Wallace and McCoy are young, as human shields, they are more likely to be injured." The probability is actually not small.”

Zhang Lili said: "If another one is injured, the SuperSonics will not have enough inside players, Rashard Lewis will have to increase his playing time, and the intensity of the inside defense will be greatly reduced.

If two more players are injured and there is a serious shortage of players in the paint, there will really be no defense against O'Neal. At least the meat shield and foul tactics will no longer be used. "

The atmosphere in the home team's locker room was solemn, with no one talking.

It's been two minutes since O'Neal came in, and he's still panting and sweating.

Phil Jackson's expression was a bit like a wooden sculpture. He stared at O'Neal and suddenly asked: "Shaq, can you still do it in the third quarter?"

"Of course I can."

O'Neal suddenly turned his head and shouted: "I can't lose to that kid from Iron Fist this time."

At this point, he seemed to remember something, stood up, went over to open the door, stretched out his upper body and shouted loudly outside: "Jamie, Jamie..."

"Here it comes, here it is, Shaq, the super beef burger you want."

There was a sound of running, and a staff member hurried over and handed a large paper bag to O'Neill.

"Awesome! Jamie, thank you, it re-energizes me, I'm so hungry now, I can't wait to get rid of it. Wait a minute, Jamie, when the third quarter is almost over, you Buy another one for me, okay?"

"OK."

……

Soon after, the third quarter began.

In this quarter, under Kobe's crazy defense, Zhou Quan's touch was not as good as in the first half, and O'Neal, who had replenished his energy, continued to destroy Ben and the others. Ewing suffered a knee attack in the 5th minute and was injured and left the game. The inside strength is further reduced.

After the third quarter, 83:77, the Lakers were still 6 points behind, but they recovered 5 points in one quarter.

张合理有些担心地道：“周权第三节10投5中，三分球1投0中，2罚2中，得到12分，三节46分。奥尼尔10投7中，又是6罚3中，得到17分，三节已经43分了。

There's no rush for the score to be close. What I'm worried about is Ewing's injury. Lewis played 6 minutes in the third quarter. O'Neal shot 6 of 5 in these 4 minutes. "

Xu Jicheng said: "O'Neal played 33 minutes in three quarters, took a 1-minute break in the second quarter, and had no rest in the third quarter. He really worked hard today."

Zhang Lili suddenly pointed at the screen and said: "Look, O'Neal is eating a burger. Good guy, half of it is gone after a few bites."

"What a great appetite!" Xu Jicheng said enviously.

Zhang Lili said: "Now there are only Ben, who committed five fouls, McCoy, who committed four fouls, Kevin Willis, who committed four fouls, and Lewis, who committed one foul.

They can barely be considered four insiders, so there won't be anyone available.If Lewis is on the court, he is advised to use more foul tactics.The foul must be decisive and the attack must be ruthless, otherwise it is easy for the Sharks to score two plus one. "

Xu Jicheng said: "Today, O'Neal took 17 shots in the first two quarters and 10 shots in the third quarter. Judging from this data, the SuperSonics' defensive strength in the third quarter was obviously weakened. O'Neal, who was physically exhausted, took [-] shots in the third quarter. On the contrary, it increased.”

Zhang Liyi nodded and said: "Campbell and Ewing can't fight anymore. The rest of us have committed a few fouls and don't dare to defend like we did in the first half.

Besides, this is a series, and we have to play later, so we have to take it easy, and we can’t all get injured, otherwise it will really be over. "

The atmosphere on the SuperSonics bench was a little heavy.

It's not that the point difference has been narrowed, but that two insiders were injured today, and No. [-] general Ben Wallace committed five fouls, which further made people feel the terror of the Sharks.

"Ben, don't break the rules, do you understand?"

Paul Westphal said to Ben Wallace, who was panting and nodded without speaking.

He was the most tired and miserable person on the team. After three quarters, he was knocked over by O'Neal at least ten times. After Campbell was injured, only McCoy could help him share some of the tasks of guarding the Sharks, but McCoy's strength Not as good as him, mainly because he defended himself. Now his entire chest has long been numb, and his ribs are aching.

"King of Iron Fist, you still have to attack with all your strength." Westphal said to Zhou Quan.

Zhou Quan also nodded and said nothing.

There were some scratches on his hands and body, even on his face and neck, and there were some elbow prints and finger prints on his lower back, all left by Kobe. That kid was crazy today.

Westphal then said to McCoy and Lewis: "Jelani, at the beginning of the last quarter, you go up for a while. Rashad, you are responsible for the weak side defense. If you can't do it, you will foul. You only committed one foul. I understand." ?"

McCoy gasped and nodded, and Rashard Lewis nodded quickly.

"Di Di!"

At this time the final whistle sounded.

Players from both sides stood up from the bench. On the Lakers side were O'Neal, Robert Horry, Fox, Kobe Bryant, and Ron Harper. On the SuperSonics side were McCoy, Lewis, Bowen, Chris Mullin, and Zhou Quan.

(End of this chapter)