I'm the boss in the NBA

Chapter 36 Beating the Lakers
At the end of the third quarter, Su Yi didn't score any more points in the last few minutes. After all, the Lakers defended him too tightly, and they treated Su Yi like a superstar.

However, the Rockets still relied on Olajuwon's offensive performance to maintain their lead.

Olajuwon's dreamy footsteps were still so unpredictable that O'Neal couldn't find the north.

It seems that Olajuwon is O'Neal's sufferer. Every time O'Neal faces him, he will be teased by the superb fake moves.

Because of enough rest time, the energetic Olajuwon easily broke through the Lakers' defense and scored 5 points with penalty shots.

三节比分来到94:86，苏逸前三节得到31分3助攻1篮板1失误，略低于科比的32分。

Looking at Su Yi who was drinking Gatorade on the bench to replenish his water, Tang Shuai approached him: "Su, how do you think we should play in the fourth quarter? The team needs your shots."

"Mr. Coach, I want Posey and Mobley to play to strengthen the defense. With Olajuwon's high position support ability, Mobley, Posey and I will look for opportunities to catch and shoot outside, and Randolph will pick and roll. Provide us with an open shot, and I have another idea, which should be able to break through their close defense." After speaking, Su Yi obtained the consent of the head coach and called the players together to express his idea.

The rest time was very short, and the game started again. The Rockets' Su Yi was not catching the ball, but let Mobley slowly dribble the ball to the frontcourt. Su Yi, like a dexterous fish, quickly got into the In the penalty area of ​​the Lakers, they even went to Shaquille O'Neal to show their presence.

Kobe kept following him closely. At this moment, he was also trying his best. He didn't know why Su Yi was so good at running and had such strong long-distance running endurance. Why didn't you go to the Olympic long-distance running competition to win a medal!Why are you in the NBA!
But Su Yina took care of other things. He ignored Kobe, who was a step behind him, and got through the gap between Olajuwon and Randolph, and then the two insiders moved inward, like the elevator. The doors fit together tightly.

Kobe's body, which was chasing at high speed, couldn't control the inertia, and slammed into the bodies of the two strong men of the rocket. Without accident, he was pushed out and fell to the ground. He could only look at Randolph and Su Yi behind them. After catching the ball, he jumped high, and the basketball in his hand drew a beautiful arc and got into the Lakers' basket.

Su Yi easily scored another three points.

Coach Phil Jackson couldn't imagine that that old-fashioned Tang Shuai could still come up with such a pick-and-roll method, a double inside pick-and-roll, so that Kobe's post defense could not control Su Yi's running position.

No matter what coach Jackson thinks, the game is still going on. In fact, the Rockets can't prevent the superstar combination of O'Neal and Kobe. With the Lakers playing inside, Olajuwon's body can no longer allow him to control O'Neal. The team doesn't say that they can do whatever they want inside the Rockets, but it is not difficult to score.

The analogy between the two sides gradually became anxious. You come and go, you shoot a three-pointer, and I retaliate with a two-pointer. The scores are constantly changing. The head coaches of the two teams probably thought of one thing. Based on the success rate of the attack, whoever has a higher hit rate will be the final winner.

It's not that Su Yi didn't resort to shark-slaying tactics, but O'Neill's powerful strength makes it difficult to control. If the foul is late, and an additional penalty will be paid in addition to the score, it will not be worth the candle.

After all, many Rockets players have committed five fouls, such as Posey, Walter, and Troy all five times.

And Su Yi, Mobley, Olajuwon, and Randolph also had three or four fouls.

It's no wonder they don't pay attention to the number of fouls. O'Neal at the basket is an irresistible existence. If it weren't for his poor free throw percentage, the Rockets probably couldn't resist.

It can be said that if there was no "undercover" presence of O'Neal in this game, the Rockets would not have survived until the end. His free throws again and again were fatal blows to the Lakers players who were chasing points in the fourth quarter.

The morale of the two teams also rose and fell accordingly.

Of course, it is the Rockets who have increased morale, and the Lakers who have declined.

Especially Kobe, he desperately helped the team chase points, squeezing the defense away and turning over jump shots time and time again.

On the defensive end, even if he is knocked down by the Rockets' inside pick-and-roll again and again, he is not afraid. He doesn't want to lose.

But in the sound of O'Neal's free throw, he went from hope to despair to powerlessness at the end. Seeing that the point difference was widened again, he could no longer catch up.

Kobe pinched his waist with his hands helplessly and gasped for breath. He looked coldly at O'Neill, the former star, and looked at his indifferent expression. A sense of unwillingness and anger emerged on his face.

Unlike Kobe's hard work, the star of the Lakers relies on his own talent to crush opponents. He is never willing to change anything, practice free throws, or go outside to defend shots, because his talent allows him to One step to the sky.

He doesn't need to do the dirty work that blue-collar players would do, because he was born a superstar, and he can become one of the four major centers without much effort.

Originally, the two championships have allowed Kobe to recognize O'Neal's strength and recognize him as the strongest center in active service.

However, today this fat man let his efforts go to waste, as long as his free throws are more accurate, the team will not lose.

Kobe was very unwilling, this O'Neal, he does not deserve to be the king of the Lakers.

The king of the Lakers should be himself with a strong will. He believes that he can take the Lakers further.

You have no way, he can take his place!
Although Kobe doesn't know ancient Chinese, this is the psychological portrayal of Kobe at this time.

At this time, the timer finally finished the last second, and the score was an exaggerated 132:117.

Kobe looked at the new No. [-] pick who had already made it off the court ahead of time, with mixed feelings in his heart. Next time we play against each other, I won't let you score so easily.

Although he felt awkward, he still walked to the side of the Rockets' bench and held out his palm to Su Yi: "You are a very good opponent. I hope we can still have such an accurate hit rate next time we fight."

"Thank you, Kobe, you are my idol. If you are free, you are welcome to visit my house. I have a lot of basketball skills to ask you for advice."

Su Yi also very politely invited Kobe to come. This kind of superstar is 100% in the Hall of Fame. If you build a good relationship, the mission will come.

"Okay, I'll go if I have the chance." Kobe didn't refuse either, he was always willing to make friends with the opponents he recognized.

In this game, Su Yi performed well and was elected the best player of the game. He scored 48 points, 5 assists, 1 rebound and 1 turnover. He made 24 of 17 shots, 5 of 2 free throws, and 16 three-pointers. With a super high shooting percentage of 12, he got the highest score of the game.

Kobe wasted a lot of energy chasing and defending Su Yi, which caused his shooting to be unstable. However, relying on his strong breakthrough inside, he still "barely" scored 40 points. O'Neal's free throws today were extremely bad. He only made 27 of 8 free throws , but still scored 38 points and grabbed 21 rebounds.

It is worth mentioning that the overall score of the Rockets players is not low. Relying on Su Yi's running position, the team played an all-round performance. Olajuwon had 15 points, 5 assists and 7 rebounds, and Mobley had 14 points and 2 assists. Troy had 14 points and 5 assists, Posey had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and Randolph had 10 points and 8 rebounds.

Being able to beat the Lakers made the Rockets excited, and they cheered and celebrated as if they had won a championship.

(End of this chapter)