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Chapter 38 This ball... is unreasonable!

With Dell Curry and Horry on the court, the Lakers' defensive strength instantly weakened.

Taking the lead in the offense, it was the Pacers who turned on the fire.

Mark Jackson was limited by the Lakers' zone defense and failed to effectively play the "top two in league history" assists. Now there is only one Billups left, and he has already understood Billups' defensive rhythm.

Next, it was time for him to perform.

He took the ball to the frontcourt, moved his eyes, and drove Billups' defensive attention, choosing to break into the inside.

In the first quarter, Mark Jackson, who hadn't made a breakthrough before, suddenly chose to make a breakthrough and caught Billups by surprise.

At this time, Reggie Miller made a back-running move and swung Kobe over. He received a pass from Mark Jackson outside the three-point line, and like an assassin, he caught the three-pointer and made a jumper...

Swish-!
Reggie Miller clenched his hands into the air and celebrated, smiling at Bryant and saying something.

Anyway, definitely not a good thing.

Immediately afterwards, the Lakers' offense, Horry missed a three-point jumper.

It was Mark Jackson's performance time again. He arced at the top of the three-point line, passed the ball to Chris Mullin, and then cut into the paint.

Chris Mullin flicked his left hand and passed the basketball back to Mark Jackson, who caught the ball and passed it behind his back.

When Billups looked back sideways, he only saw Chris Mullin move to the center at some point, catch the ball, shoot a jumper, and make a three-pointer...

Curry is a bit slow on the defensive end. He is useless in defending point guards, and he is actually asked to defend small forward Chris Mullin.

Not to mention giving him an annual salary of 150 million, even if he was given an annual salary of 1500 million, he would not be able to prevent it.

Swish-!
The Pacers smoked two shots, and finally, the most brilliant fireworks were blasted.

What's even more troublesome is that the inside line of the Lakers has also been breached.

When Mark Jackson saw Horry defending Antonio Davis, he didn't even bother to organize, and directly hung the basketball to Davis.

Horry, a space-oriented power forward, has done a good job in defensive skills.

As a result, Davis sat down, opened the space, turned around and carried Horry's block, dunked with both hands, and scored the basketball.

It's also because Davis doesn't have a star whistle, otherwise, the ball can be blown into 2+1!

Antonio Davis played Horry and actually played O'Neal's script.

This is what Li Mu did not expect.

The Pacers made an instant effort and almost beat the Lakers.

Fortunately, the Lakers' offense is not bad, and old Curry knows where his advantages lie.

After receiving a point from O'Neal, from the bottom corner of the three-point line, he scored a three-pointer, showing his talent for shooting.

Rhythm and feel, you know if you have it as soon as you make a shot.

Finally, finally the Lakers have a three-pointer.

When the Lakers were just about to get up, at this critical moment, Billups suddenly made a three-point shot.

The inexplicable three-pointer, the inexplicable timing of the shot, O'Neal hadn't entered the penalty area, and then, Billups' three-pointer was inexplicably scored.

It made Mark Jackson a little dumbfounded, this ball...

Some are unreasonable.

In other words, Billups became the key man because he knew when to make up the knife, when to control the rhythm of the field, and then killed him with a three-pointer.

What surprised Li Mu the most was that with the outbreak of the Lakers' outside line group, the Lakers' inside line came alive.

To be precise, after O'Neal had space, he began to wreak havoc in the restricted area again.

Bang Bang Bang a few times, the Lakers' offense became easier.

This... made Li Mu shake his head.

He found that his so-called offensive tactics were not as easy as matching Olney with a few reliable shooters!

You know, Kobe and Billups are also called shooters?

Ok……

This is not the point.

The point is that O'Neal has his own one-star four-shot system.

As long as the outside firepower can open the space, give the damn basketball to O'Neal.

The offensive firepower of the Lakers is unique.

Of course, this refers to the regular season.

After the first quarter, the score was 31 to 29. The Pacers turned away and the Lakers trailed by two points.

奥尼尔7投6中，罚球2中1，单节轰下13分4篮板。

The two major shooters of the Pacers teamed up to score 19 points, which didn't add up to the appearance of a 70-year-old grandpa.

In the second quarter, Li Mu finally let Rashad Lewis make his debut.

O'Neal's system needs shooters, and Kobe's system also needs shooters to open up space.

Horry is the kind of player who needs a big scene to play. In the regular season, he is really hip-pull, like a six-veined sword, and the timing is not effective. The key is to be undefended. Li Mu has to prepare .

Let Lewis, a shooter of the '[-] million parallel imports' level, play and practice in advance.

The other four, Harper, Curry, Jones, Horry.

Such a lineup is clearly training the Lakers' shooters, just like assembling wings.

As long as Kobe and O'Neal are equipped, the Lakers' offense can take off.

Larry Bird glanced at the Lakers' bench rotation, but shook his head in his heart!
Not even a single starter.

Don't be beaten until you cry later.

As a superstar in the 80s, he knew that the core players of the team were not needed, and he also hated sitting on the bench.

So, Larry Bird let Reggie Miller and Antonio Davis continue to play.

Then, put on Dale Davis, Jaylen Rose and rookie Austin Croshere.

You said that the Pacers have a strong rotation and no point guards?

No, Jaylen Rose is.

He was a point guard in college,
He can also play shooting guard. According to legend, the background board of Kobe's 81 points is Jaylen.

Li Mu took a look at the Pacers' rotation, and thought that they finally had a rotation that was as strong as the Lakers.

Even better than the Lakers.

In addition to Reggie Miller and Antonio Davis, these two All-Star players.

Dale Davis, in 2000, was also able to be selected as an All-Star in Li Mu's previous life.

Jaylen Rose, one of the Michigan Five Tigers, can perform at 22+5 at his peak, and has performed at 20+ for three consecutive years, with good strength and potential.

The No.97 pick in 12, Austin Crohill, is a witness of the Pacers.

He witnessed Reggie Miller reach the finals, but not a championship.

He witnessed the Battle of the Palace of Auburn Hills, and saw the 'Warrior Sage' manifest in front of people.

At the same time, also saw the Pacers fall.

These are not the key points. The point is that he, like the rich and handsome Patterson, was very good when he didn't sign a big contract. He broke out in 2000 and helped the Pacers reach the NBA Finals.

In short, very strong, before getting a big contract.

The game started in the second quarter. Jaylen Rose dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and observed it. Reggie Miller's off-ball running skills suddenly changed direction. Facing Horry's block, he scored the basketball strongly.

33 to 29! !
The Lakers, this rotation lineup, does not have basket protection.

How did Jay find out?

It's not that he has a unique vision, but his style of play, that's all.

The position can be one, two, or three.

The only thing that remains the same is that he drives the team mainly on offense, and passing the ball is only his sideline.

On the court, the offense and defense switched, and the Lakers attacked.

The ball was naturally handed over to Jones, facing Miller, he was not sure.

But he didn't pass the ball, so he chose to accelerate, break through to the inside, and immediately stop and shoot a two-point jumper...

Boom-!
The basketball went wide, and Davis, the two big stars of the Pacers, easily picked up the rebound.

Jaylen Rose is organized in the frontcourt, can shoot, pass and break through. In this round, he chose to make a three-point jumper...

With a height of 203cm, facing a point guard is a kind of dislocation.

bang...

It's just that his three-pointer didn't hit.

The Lakers grabbed the rebound and played a quick counterattack, and Harper dribbled to the frontcourt.

Quickly handing the basketball to the most reliable Curry, Miller pounced on Curry, but was clicked by Curry, and dribbled to the inside to break through.

Then, a quick pass to the left corner where Lewis sits.

When he received the basketball, he didn't panic, lifted the ball, jumped up, and shot, just like in high school, the basketball drew a wonderful arc in the air.

Swish-!
Lewis's face was very calm, but his heart was very excited.

Finally, finally, the first goal of his NBA career, the first three-pointer, was made.

wow wow wow...

Off the court, the home fans gave Lewis a very friendly applause.

However, next, the Great Western Forum Arena was overwhelmed by boos from the audience.

Because the Lakers were under pressure and were about to be beaten.

Jalen Rose, who dominates the inside line, finally knew to pass the ball to Davis of the Pacers after two goals in front of him.

Antonio Davis faced Horry, easily broke through the defense, and sent the basketball to the basket.

Then Dale Davis took the ball, easily overwhelmed Lewis, and scored the basketball.

O'Neal and Big Ben, the two went off the court. The Lakers' inside line was too soft and they didn't have a basket to defend.

The two insiders of the Pacers are both blue-collar insiders. In the end, relying on their peers to set off, they actually played a superstar script.

In the future, they will be selected as All-Stars in the Eastern Theater, and they will also be supported by their peers.

In other words, the later big Bens were all starting All-Stars, and it was really not a big problem for them to be a substitute All-Star.

The real inside superstars are all crowded in the Western Theater.

After 4 minutes in the second quarter, the Lakers were almost 10 points behind.

Li Mu didn't see the explosion of the Lakers' shooters, so he could only replace O'Neal and Kobe.

Only have wings, attack, but not fly.

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