Bishop: since 1998

Chapter 99 The first show of the demon knife is amazing!

On the night of November 11th, Utah, Energy Solutions Arena.

Bang-dang-!
There was a clear sound of smashing the basket.

In the arena, there was the sound of raging baskets.

At this time, the fans of the Jazz have been shocked to the point of losing their voices.

Whoever takes the shark Nas away!
too difficult!
This O'Neal is too difficult, with the strength of the Jazz lineup, it is impossible to solve it.

The current Lakers are no longer the former youth team. They have just been rebuilt and can be bullied by the Jazz. The current Lakers have already experienced the baptism of the championship.

Kobe's off-ball tactics alone made the old bodies of the Jazz's three veterans Malone, Stockton and Hornacek overwhelmed and stretched.

Coupled with the unsolvable O'Neal, the Jazz have no hope of winning at all.

In fact, it's fine if you can't see the hope of winning, but the Jazz don't know how to adjust tactics.

Don't ask about offensive tactics, it's the pick-and-roll tactics, the kind that hits forever.

Knowing that such a tactic would not win against the Lakers, Coach Sloan stubbornly persisted.

wrong.

In other words, apart from this tactic, we don’t know any other tactics!
The Lakers are the upper limit of the league's strength, and it doesn't matter if they lose. As long as they can maintain the lower limit of the playoffs, the Jazz are enough.

With a score of 106 to 90, the Lakers defeated the Jazz by 16 points and won 2 consecutive victories in the new season.

O'Neal continued to perform at his peak, scoring 37 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, dominating both offense and defense.

Kobe had 24 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. His off-ball tactical efficiency was obvious, which was the key to victory.

In this game, Li Mu started training. Lewis performed well, scoring 11 points and 2 rebounds. Brad Miller, as O'Neal's substitute, also had a good performance of 7 points and 4 rebounds.

January 11, Los Angeles, Staples Center Arena.

The Lakers played back-to-back at home against the rookie Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies could have been full of talent, but unfortunately, they lost their bet in the 99 draft.

Francis, who was selected with the second pick, was unwilling to sign with the Grizzlies and was unwilling to fight for the Grizzlies.

Copying the Raptors Carter's homework was in vain.

Then, the Rockets stepped up and robbed and got Francis.

The Grizzlies got a bunch of junk, from the Rockets in exchange for Dixon, Antoine Kyle, Harnington, Price + a first-round pick + a second-round pick.

You must know that in the 99 draft, there were no parallel imports in the top ten.

With the second pick in hand, you can take off the bearded Davis or the lost Odom, and you can also get the underrated Marion, etc. The talents are so scary.

The Grizzlies seem to be unlucky. Bryant Reeves, who was selected with the sixth overall pick in 95, was overweight and couldn't support his knees. After surgery, his data began to plummet.

Mike Bibby, Dixon, Harrington, Raheem, Levi's.

Such a starting lineup card is not enough to look at.

From the first quarter of the game, the Lakers played against their opponents, and the Grizzlies were completely powerless.

After the first game, the Lakers have led by 17 points.

In the second quarter, Li Mu's full rotation lineup consisted of Fisher, Ginobili, Rice, Lewis and Brad Miller.

If you look at this lineup in another 4 years, it will be bullying and not giving people a living.

Ginobili unsheathed his demon sword and made a stunning debut. The European pace made Dixon unable to find the north.

Raheem's basket protection is not strong, Levi's moves too slowly, and Ginobili breaks into the inside line.

Even if the defense is in place, Ginobili's pass is quite powerful, and he can even show off his mid-range shot.

Ginobili ignored the defense and went all out to attack, coupled with his great looks and perfect debut, made the Staples Center forget Kobe's existence.

Even Kobe was secretly thinking about growing his hair long and also having long and flowing hair.

You say cauliflower heads are inappropriate?
Phew, can't I straighten it?
吉诺比利上场25分钟，15投10中，三分球4中2，罚球4中4，高效轰下26分3助攻2篮板，惊艳了所有人。

Brad Miller played 15 minutes and also had 10 points and 5 assists.

With a score of 138 to 101, the Lakers beat the Grizzlies by 37 points and won three consecutive victories in the new season.

The focus after the game all fell on the three rookies of the Lakers.

Ginobili, Lewis and Brad Miller, all showed strong offensive talent.

You know, Kobe is only 21 years old and O'Neal is at his peak. When will the Lakers be so strong?
January 11, Los Angeles, Staples Center Arena.

The Lakers beat the Dallas Mavericks 133-107 in Game [-].

Among the Mavericks' Three Musketeers, Finley is on the rise, and Novitzs, who broke out at the end of the regular season last season and announced his official return, is now only one Nash away from the rise of the Mavericks.

In the 98/99 season, Nash started every game and averaged 8 points, 3.4 assists and 2 rebounds per game, as well as a record of zero defense.

Even if the head coach Nixon treats Nash as a treasure, he has to leave Nash on the bench and be sober.

Last season, Nash's good friend Dirk Nowitzki also dropped to the bench for a period of time, and then began to evolve rapidly, and received a Novitzki who made rapid progress.

Now old Nixon decided to copy his homework and punish Nash.

The starting five are point guard Robert Parker, shooting guard Eric Strickland, small forward Finley, power forward Dirk Nowitzki, and center Sean Lukes.

The old Nixon gave Sean Lukes a lot of face, and when Sean took his championship ring, he gave him the chance to start the game.

After all, with Bradley's bamboo pole body, he was afraid that he would be reimbursed by O'Neal.

At the start of the game, Kobe turned into a killer.

Ginobili stole everyone's thunder in the last game, and he decided to take it back.

Then Strickland, who was playing against him, was unlucky.

With a body of only 1 meters, he was repeatedly pulled out in front of Kobe, but he was still able to hit.

When "Four Ups and Three Irons" became a legend, Kobe's full firepower was not something the Mavericks' defense could resist.

Put on Finley to defend, the same is true.

Kobe strengthened his breakthrough, the Mavericks did not protect the rim, and Nowitzki was too soft to defend the rim.

After being abused by Kobe, Li Mu replaced Ginobili again.

In other words, the Mavericks are also an undefended team, and then, the Mavericks' perimeter has been abused a lot.

Nowitzki broke through into the inside in a serpentine step, and Nowitzki could only stare blankly.

Kobe and Ginobili beat the outside line, and the inside line couldn't prevent O'Neal.

The Mavericks used run-and-gun tactics against the Lakers from the start.

Without Nash's running and bombing, the Lakers could not be beaten.

They can only use insidious tricks and resort to shark-slashing tactics.

That's right, Nelson still didn't find problems with his own defense, and wanted to use the shark-slashing tactic to freeze the Lakers' offense.

His goal is no longer O'Neill, but Ben Wallace.

In the test last season, he has found that Big Ben's free throws are even worse.

Then, Ben Wallace made an embarrassment, and as a result, the Mavericks were beaten, the kind that didn't show mercy.

科比轰下33分5篮板2助攻，吉诺比利出场时间不多，得到16分2篮板2助攻。

Coupled with O'Neal's 37 points and 12 rebounds, the Mavericks could only swallow a disastrous defeat.

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(End of this chapter)