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Chapter 63 Organization forward, very talented!

Anthony Hardaway's skills are very versatile, breakthroughs, passes, mid-range shots, post-up singles, omnipotent.

Even the magician bluntly said that Hardaway is himself in the mirror.

Therefore, in the next game, Billups was out of luck.

Billups has no advantage in technology, height, speed, experience, vision, etc., and Hardaway scored consecutive breakthroughs.

After making several breakthroughs, Bowen came over to help defend.

Hardaway used his pass to continue the offense and punish the Lakers.

In 98, the 15th overall rookie Matt Harprin shot very steadily. He received a pass from Hardaway and made mid-range jumpers.
In his rookie season, Harprin was an instant hit, averaging 9 points and 4 rebounds per game, shooting 46% from the field, and had a good long-range three-pointer.

In other words, the organization forward style of play requires a lot of physical talent, and Hardaway, as "Jordan's successor", does not lack talent.

Later, McGrady, James, 77...

They are all guys who are famous as point forwards. His talents are all top-notch. Hardaway has surgery on his left leg and can still clean up Billups properly.

In other words, when Curry was repaired by James, how could the Warriors be right?
It seems to be right!
Use stronger offensive firepower to extinguish the opponent's offensive arrogance.

Li Mu didn't plan to replace Rice, because of this, Kobe did it.

On the court, Kobe suddenly broke out and confronted Hardaway.

The Lakers were attacking, and it was difficult for O'Neal to catch the basketball. Billups chose to give the basketball to Kobe to play.

On the first shot, Kobe used his poor skills to score points.

Outside the three-point line, in an offensive three-threat position, Nick Anderson knew Kobe's situation, knew his style of play, and imitated Jordan.

Then the way to defend Kobe can be made in an instant.

Don't ask, asking is a tactic of killing snakes.

Let Kobe shoot three-pointers, and strictly guard against Kobe's mid-range shots and breakthroughs.

Kobe Bryant raises his hand for a [-]-point shot...

Swish-!
"Is it a mistake in defensive strategy?
It doesn't even count!

However, if Nick Anderson continues to defend like this, Kobe may teach him to be a man on the court like Jordan. "

In other words, in 95, when the Magic defeated the Bulls and reached the NBA Finals, Nick Anderson's mentality became drifting, and he bluntly said that Jordan was old.

As a result, not only in the next finals, he became the sinner of the team's loss.

The next 96 Eastern Conference finals gave Jordan a revenge script.

Then, Nick Anderson was made a man by Joe Bishop.

Sure enough, Kobe did it next.

It was another three-pointer that was pulled out and hit. Tonight's Kobe not only has an online shooting feel, but also is in superb condition.

When the outside touch is unlocked, such Kobe is undoubtedly the most powerful.

Instead of obsessing about shooting from the outside, Kobe went inside.

At this time, after the Magic team lost O'Neal, the weakness of the inside defense of the basket was all exposed to Kobe's offensive attack.

Isaac Austin has tried his best to prevent O'Neal from catching the ball. Horace Grant is only 2 meters tall and is still 08 years old. His ability to protect the basket is really limited.

Kobe can rush to the basket at close range, shoot mid-range shots from far away, occasionally attract defenses, and assist his teammates to score.

Nick Anderson was originally strong offensively and weak defensively. His physical fitness declined, and he was directly sieved by Kobe.

On the defensive end, Kobe Bryant missed all 5 shots against Nick Anderson and scored no points.

It's a pity that the Lakers are a blacksmith team after all, and Big Ben and Bowen's offense is equal to giving away for nothing.

Billups focused on defense, preferring to pass the ball and watch his teammates attack.

O'Neal is strong, but he needs to catch the basketball first.

The Magic's lineup is all built to cater to Hardaway's characteristics.

In terms of offensive efficiency, although Kobe's offense is superb, it cannot compare with Hardaway's efficiency.

科比单节7投5中，三分球2中2中，罚球3中3，轰下15分3助攻3篮板。

哈达威8投6中，三分球1中0，罚球2中2，砍下14分5助攻2篮板。

After the first quarter, the score was 29 to 24, and the Lakers trailed the Magic by 5 points.

In the second quarter, Li Mu chose to let O'Neal continue to play. Facing his old club, he believed that O'Neal had extraordinary self-motivation.

Meanwhile, bring in Harper, Curry, Rice and Horry.

Chuck Daly looked at it and nodded.

The 'rotation' of the Lakers is indeed quite terrifying.

In order to limit O'Neal, he let Isaac Austin continue to play and smash O'Neal.

At the same time, Hardaway, the core of the team, cannot rest. Without him, the Magic would not be an All-Star. If their strength drops by one dimension, the stability of the game would be severely disrupted.

Fortunately, the sixth man Darley Armstrong can control the ball and play the No. 1 position. In the future, in the 98/99 season, he will get the double honor of the Super Sixth Man and the Most Improved Player. Now he can average 6 points per game 14 assists and 7 rebounds, the strength is not bad.

The 98th overall pick in '11, Michael Doriak, and fringe man Derek Strong played together.

In the first quarter of the game, O'Neill watched the second player who assisted him before, and the second player who assisted him now, face each other, and had such a good time.

So, when the second quarter started, he didn't want the former or current second-in-command to steal all the limelight, and immediately rushed to the basket.

After receiving the pass from Harper, O'Neal sat down, slammed into the basket, and immediately turned around to get the basket.

Boom-!
Austin weighs 123 kilograms and is 2 meters tall. The tonnage is enough, but O'Neal removes strength and has underestimated basket skills.

Such a shark is unstoppable.

26 to 28! !
With several star shooters on the outside, the Magic dare not shrink at all.

O'Neal can overwhelm the inside, catch the basketball a few times, and dunk the rim tremblingly.

Of course, raging at the basket is just O'Neal's basic operation. If he wants to regain the limelight, his performance is far from enough.

Austin helped O'Neal. Since he couldn't limit O'Neal's dunk under the basket, he fouled O'Neal and went to the free throw line.

Bang-dang-!
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Bang-dang-!
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O'Neal's clumsy free throw technique gave the Magic fans enough laughs.

O'Neal got 4 free throws in a row, but missed.

This is like the 95 Finals. At that time, Nick Anderson got 4 free throws in regular time. As long as he hits one, he can beat the Rockets and win the finals.

As a result, Nick Anderson missed all free throws, and then the Magic's mentality collapsed and they were swept out.

Nick Anderson also became a sinner for the Magic that year.

At this time, although O'Neal failed to make free throws, he made Austin pay the price of 4 fouls on his back.

In other words, Isaac Austin was called 'Karl Malone of Arizona' in his college days. Of course, he didn't have such strength when he entered the NBA, but his strength was quite good.

He's not undrafted, but he has a 'Linsanity' performance.

In the 96/97 season, after returning from level training in Italy, he joined the Heat and became a member of the bench.

Just like Jeremy Lin, he caught up with the team's injuries.

At that time, Mourning, the core insider of the Heat, was injured, and Austin replaced him. As a result, he was selected as the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for two consecutive weeks, almost replacing Mourning.

With such performance, Austin, with an average of 9.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, miraculously won the honor of the most improved player in the 96/97 season.

You know, in the 93/94 season, he played for the 76ers and averaged 5 points and 5 rebounds per game. In terms of improvement, he scored less than 5 points.

The general standard is to increase by more than 10 points.

As a result, he improved the fastest and created a lot of miracles. He played a crazy season.

On the court, O'Neill was hilarious.

The situation of the game was not what Li Mu wanted.

Who would have thought that the Lakers sent a terrifying lineup, but in the end, they were overwhelmed by the Magic's rotation.

Their role players are in great shape!

Darrell Armstrong and Michael Doriak became the magic team's surprise soldiers on the court.

Their shooting touch, like Kobe, is so good that it explodes.

After all, Harper is 37 years old, and he can't keep up with the speed of Darrell Armstrong.

Even if he wasn't this age, he probably wouldn't be able to keep up with the speed of 183.

Tonight, Darrell Armstrong turned into Iverson, broke through extremely sharply, and broke through the Lakers' defense.

Playing big with small ones, Armstrong faced O'Neill and hit the layup with every shot.

Not to mention the breakthrough layup.

The key is that his three-pointers are still very accurate. After playing for more than ten years, the efficiency of the magic ball.

As a point guard, he also played a pick-and-roll with rookie Michael Doriak.

Then, Armstrong made a pass and Doriak hit a jumper with one hit.

The two used shots and directly shot the Lakers to collapse.

Li Mu called a timeout and changed players, but nothing worked.

The shooting of the Magic team is unreasonable at all, and it is so accurate that it makes people chill!

Li Mu shook his head, he never thought that the game would be like this.

Originally thought that the limelight of this game fell on Kobe and Hardaway, and then O'Neal came out to steal the limelight, thinking that this would be a PK of the three.

Unexpectedly, two role players jumped out to stir up trouble, and the situation became a multiplayer sport.

After the second quarter, the score was 45 to 65. The Lakers were slammed by the Magic by 20 points in the first half.

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(End of this chapter)