Showdown, I'm the God of Basketball

Chapter 169 O'Neill Was Covered
It is also a fate, Eddie Jones is actually a rookie selected by the Lakers, and he is also famous for his defense in the early stage of his career.

But since he was injured and wandered around the teams, his defensive strength has seriously declined.

Not only the two routine defensive statistics of steals and blocks have dropped significantly, but even high-level defensive efficiency values, defensive opponents' shooting percentages, etc. have dropped even more seriously.

It can also be seen from the decline of these data that Eddie Jones' defense can be so good in the early stage, only relying on his physical talent.

In terms of higher-level defensive awareness and anticipation, it is still insufficient.

It's no wonder that in the new season next year, the Heat, who are aiming to win the championship, have no plans to keep Eddie Jones at all.

After all, the heart is wide open.

Swish!
Zhao Hao scored a three-pointer after receiving a wonderful pass from Kobe!
There is no way to let Eddie Jones defend Kobe at this time. The Heat have no other choice but to double-team or O'Neal's help defense inside.

But O'Neal is not stupid, let him keep helping Kobe, it is easy to get fouled.

Originally, inside players are particularly vulnerable to fouls. If they have 5 fouls early, then this game will not be played!

But the problem that makes O'Neill even more frustrated now is that every time he gets the ball inside, Zhao Hao desperately comes to help defend.

The key is that if you assist in the defense, you will be able to assist in the defense. Zhao Hao, the special meow, will fly up and try to cover him at every turn.

Are you crazy, a little man less than 2 meters stupid is going to block me?
I'm a big shark!
beep!beep!
The referee blew his whistle again, signaling Zhao Hao's thug O'Neill to foul.

O'Neill looked at the bright red slap marks on his hands, and finally couldn't help it anymore, "Hey, you referees don't care, he has fouled me three times, shouldn't he be called a technical foul?"

The sideline referee gave O'Neill a speechless look, and said, "What kind of technical offender is this big Christmas? Besides, he is going for the ball, not for you."

"Look at my hands, come here, take a good look, the black skin has turned into red skin? Isn't this called punching people?"

"O'Neal, don't be funny. Playing with you, which team didn't treat you like this? Concentrate on free throws."

奥尼尔：!@#%$
O'Neal, who had a broken mentality, made a routine operation and missed two free throws again.

The Lakers played a fast break, but Kobe was still targeted by the Heat, and the two went to help defend and double-team.

Corvo hesitated for a moment, and handed it to Zhao Hao who was following up.

The tortoise battle ax splits the buckle!

"See, this is Xiaohao's physical talent. The flexibility of bending a bow in the air and shooting a big eagle is really amazing!"

It was rare for Su Qun to be so excited when explaining.

Just kidding, if you see a Chinese guard playing like this, you will be so excited.

The first quarter is finally over.

As the Lakers' offense gradually opened up, O'Neal fell into the quagmire of missing free throws. The Lakers led the Heat by 30 points at 26:4.

"We need to create more space for O'Neal to receive the ball. The lag in this quarter is only temporary. They have already conceded several fouls. If we continue to play like this and stay aggressive, we can win."

Heat coach Stan Van Gundy said for all the players.

It has to be said that whether Stan Van Gundy is currently coaching the Heat or the Super Magic team he will create for Warcraft Howard in the future.

His offensive leadership has always been at the top of the league.

So this chicken soup for the soul immediately affected all the players.

Fight again in the second quarter.

O'Neal was taken to the court early, but he still had a strong inside attack.

The insiders of the Lakers, whether it is Mihm, Divac or Grant, were all disabled by O'Neal.

No way, with such a big shark around, the Heat can really do whatever they want.

Coupled with the fact that Sao Wei on the outside showed off a stray step from time to time and staged a wave of one-armed dunks, the Lakers' advantage was quickly wiped out.

Fortunately, the Lakers still have Butler, the future All-Star, so the singles effect is still there.

Otherwise, the Lakers may have been overtaken by the Heat in the first half of the second quarter.

The Heat are indeed No.2 in the East now!

Tang Shuai began to adjust, replacing Kobe, Zhao Hao, Odom, Atkins, and Grant back on the court.

O'Neill glanced at Zhao Hao who was about to play, and couldn't help shaking his head.

"This fucking lunatic is here again, labor and management will see how many fouls you can use."

After changing to five minutes, the Lakers can finally play [-]-[-] with the Heat on offense.

But defensively, both teams have obvious weaknesses, one on the inside and one on the outside.

Both teams are also finding their opponent's weaknesses.

This is a bit like the playoffs!
But the problem now is that Zhao Hao doesn't dare to target O'Neal like he did in the first half.

Although this guy's free throws can indeed be targeted, the key is that he has already committed 3 fouls.

If the fight continues like this, 6 offenders will leave the field!

"The key is that I haven't completed the block on O'Neal yet!"

Thinking of this, Zhao Hao complained of a headache.

This system is really shameless, and the difficulty factor of this task is too high.

He even wanted to call directly, all veterans, help me, wait online, I am very anxious.

Of course, no one really gave him advice, so the problem still needs to be solved by himself.

At this time, Zhao Hao happened to see that iron-blooded and tough guy of Grant go to confront O'Neill with arrogance.

"Hey, this guy is a ruthless person."

With a super high IQ of 250, Zhao Hao immediately thought of a solution to the problem.

So he hurried to Grant's side and whispered.

Grant was stunned for a moment when he heard it, and then instantly understood the true meaning inside. After looking at Zhao Hao, he then smiled.

The appearance of the two of them was as treacherous as they wanted.

O'Neill on the side looked at Zhao Hao and Grant who were discussing strategies in front of him, and felt inexplicably tense.

The two of you guys who don't want Bilian are discussing some kind of loss of money and death.

Kobe showed a wave of fadeaway shots from the free throw line and scored.

Not to mention, since Chief Joe retired, in terms of fadeaway shooting skills, Kobe and Silver Horn are the best in the current league.

Showe held the ball and glanced hesitantly at Zhao Hao in the bottom corner, and finally gave it to O'Neill on the inside.

No matter how the Lakers defend, letting O'Neal do damage inside first is the best way to play.

Holding the ball, O'Neill also cautiously glanced at Zhao Hao in the bottom corner, and then started to push.

Ao Pang is worthy of Zhao Hao, just kidding, he has never seen any big scenes.

The key is that it really hurts after being beaten, and he can't be allowed to foul each other with a substitute.

Zhao Hao: You are talking about who is the substitute.

O'Neill still pushed Grant to the inside easily, and then the familiar shark turned around. Don't think twice, the next step will be a dunk with a basket.

At this time Zhao Hao rushed over again.

O'Neill was about to collapse, and I knew you were going to rush over.

It's just that the picture this time is not as simple as O'Neill thought. Just when he was about to take off, Grant took off ahead of time.

Grant, this defensive awareness is really good!

This early jump, no matter whether O'Neill wants to make a foul or score the ball, he must pause for a while, and wait for Grant in the air to fall before hitting.

Otherwise, even if he is a big shark, he is still in danger of being blocked.

But at this moment, Zhao Hao came to kill him!

O'Neill didn't take Zhao Hao seriously. After all, Zhao Hao was not Grant, and the difference in height was there.

So, who cares, let the pain be the pain, just force it!
boom!
The entire Staples Arena was instantly quiet.

Although all the fans present taunted and booed O'Neal in various ways, they admitted from the bottom of their hearts that O'Neal is indeed the top three super center in the entire history of the NBA.

They have also seen O'Neill's dominance with their own eyes, which is indeed astonishing.

But the picture in front of him is that O'Neal was covered by their substitute rookie Zhao Hao.

This is Shaquille O'Neal!

When was the last time O'Neal was blocked by a defender?
These fans can no longer remember.

I don't know who cheered first, and the whole arena immediately turned up the pot!

"The big shark was blocked by Zhao Hao! This is definitely the most exciting block since the regular season this year, bar none!"

Kenny Smith was so excited that he almost rushed out of the commentary stand.

He really didn't expect that O'Neill would be covered so simply by a defender, the key is that he is still so clean!

(End of this chapter)