You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 487 You Can't Win Alone

The Lakers' offense turned into Kobe's one-on-one with the ball from all angles, but the Pistons were full of tricks.

Let's look at this round, Kobe missed a shot and O'Neal got a rebound to make up for it.

In the second attack, O'Neal stared at Rambis very unhappy. He hoped that the other party could see this scene. He had to know who was the boss of the team and who was the most sure of attacking.

He also didn't understand, in the first half, in order to help Kobe get ahead, he gave the ball away, why did he never return it?
It is also obvious now that unless there is a huge change in the situation, Rambis will give Kobe the ball.

That's what happened to the Lakers in the first few minutes of the third quarter.

The Pistons' offense blossomed at both inside and outside. Hill made a fake move and flew Eddie Jones. At a 45-degree angle on the right, he gave up his shot and threw the ball to the basket.

Houston just left Kobe behind, and it was difficult to catch and shoot because Kobe didn't give him a chance.Hill's pass gave Houston an offense that didn't require a catch-and-shoot.

Under the basket, Houston jumped up with OK standing behind him. He caught the ball in the air and raised his back and hit the board.

66 is better than 62
The Pistons led by 4 points.

Then, a wonderful offensive position appeared on the court.

On the Lakers side, Kobe is on the left and O'Neal is on the right. I don't know if they thought it was two offensive insiders holding each other on the two wings, but in fact it was Fisher and others who were tested.

Who to pass the ball to?Rambis' tactics are very clear, that is, to beat Kobe.

Fisher and Kobe are students of the same grade. Although O'Neal is the boss, it is always right to listen to the coach.

Kobe took the ball, gave up halfway through the play, and passed the ball out. The Lakers quickly moved the ball from the low post to beyond the three-point line, then to the right, and then lobbed it to O'Neal, who had suffered so much.

As a result, something that made O'Neill even more depressed appeared.

Rasheed's double team.

There is no problem in playing Big Ben one-on-one. Rashid's double-teaming makes his offense more difficult. After finally getting the ball, he can't just pass it out, let alone find no one to pass the ball.

O'Neill looked back, and it was Rodman standing in the open space.

It's better to force yourself to vote.

O'Neal's touch played a key role in the ultra-difficult double-team hook, and two Wallace double-teams couldn't stop him from scoring.

64 is better than 66
This game is really tricky, and Mo Mengchen doesn't expect OK's conflict to break out here.

Or, there is no contradiction at all.

Where did the contradiction come from in OK in 99?The current uneven distribution of ball rights is the coach's fault, and O'Neal presumably would not blame Kobe. What he said in front of the media was also to stimulate O'Neal, and there was no other point.

Of course, there must be many people who don't think so, because everyone thinks that he won't say those words for no reason, and he must mean something.

As a result, he had nothing to say.

Just like reading comprehension in Chinese, some comprehensions even make the author slap his head when he reads it: "Oh, is it like this?"

Mo Mengchen let Ben Wallace step forward to pick and roll.

Rodman was pulled beyond the three-point line by Rasheed. If he left Rasheed alone, the latter could shoot three-pointers.

Therefore, O'Neill had to come out even though he was unwilling in every possible way.

After the pick-and-roll, Wallace took Fisher.

O'Neill's body stood in front of Mo Mengchen. The difference in height and stature between the two seemed to be too large. They were not of the same level at all.

"If you're not afraid of fractures, just break through!" the shark threatened.

O'Neill lowered his focus as much as possible, but the result was still lower than that of Mo Mengchen. His threats were heard by the parties as just a desperate tactic. Maybe there was someone behind him who was ready to help, so he couldn't be given a chance.

Breaking through O'Neill is very simple. He is very tall. The only chance to stop Mo Mengchen is to judge the breakthrough route and fight, but that will increase the risk of fouls. This rough blue collar.

Mo Mengchen shook O'Neal's center of gravity with a few small steps, and before starting, he intentionally faked a shot.Even if it was a fake shot that couldn't be more fake, just because he was Dor.Mo, O'Neal's body shook, and then, his defense fell apart.

Mo Mengchen was running so fast that O'Neill felt a whirlwind passing by, and then the basketball fell into the basket.

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"The defense in your eyes really almost broke my bones." Mo Mengchen taunted the big shark. "Continue to work harder next time, maybe I will really be broken by your stare."

O'Neal is usually a very kind person, but it's different on the court.

His narrow-mindedness off the court is even more obvious on the court. God gave him an unprecedented stalwart body and a rather small mind. The defeated general under his command doesn't even care about him now?
This kind of thing is unacceptable to him.

O'Neill took away Kobe's tactical position, forced the low post like a tiger leaping, and made Ben Wallace lose his temper.

He raised his hand and yelled, "Kobe, pass the ball!"

He called the name directly, beyond doubt.

This is the prerogative of the team boss.

Now there is no need for the coach to issue orders. O'Neal ignores authority and decides the tactics on the field alone. Neither Fisher nor Kobe can violate it, and there is no need to ask Rambis, because no matter how much you ask, you will end up passing the ball.

O'Neill is already angry!

In this round, Rashid was in a bad position and couldn't double-team the first time.

The task of double-teaming fell to Mo Mengchen, who had to trap O'Neal before he attacked.

O'Neill played a game with him, and whenever Mo Mengchen approached, he would throw the ball to Fisher.

Mo Mengchen had no choice but to run back. In the process of running back, Fisher lobbed the ball to O'Neill again, repeated three times, and his double-team was also broken.

O'Neill singled out Big Ben, and the previous seemingly evenly matched matchup disintegrated in an instant.

Big Ben gave a glimpse of what can happen if only one man is sent to guard the sharks.

O'Neill's collision was unreasonable, especially the turning elbow. Ben Wallace was overturned on the spot, and the big shark jumped up with all his strength, grabbed the basket and dunked.

66 is better than 68
"Shaq's aggressiveness on the offensive end is indeed unmatched, too strong!" The magician can only marvel.

"It's not just strong, he has extended his influence to every corner of the arena!" Worthy is a serious Lake blow.

Microwave also has nothing to say, Ben Wallace is already the strongest inside defender for the Pistons, and it only takes three seconds or less for O'Neal to beat him alone.

If it is a single defense every time, O'Neal may hit more than 70% of the shots.

Mo Mengchen said to the frustrated Big Ben: "This is what you have to face. This game has just begun."

Big Ben asked, "What am I going to do?"

"Just defend like this." Mo Mengchen didn't encourage, nor gave other instructions, because he really had nothing to say.

In the face of such power, there is only persistence.

The rest is consumption. Between strong teams and strong teams, it is the one or two strong points that determine the game.

From the third quarter on, every second was a war of attrition.

The Lakers' defense is also very strong, with O'Neal and Rodman inside, an outside delay, and an inside block, plus Kobe, Fisher, and Eddie Jones.

Mo Mengchen saw that Jones had the worst defense, but he was facing Hill, who had the strongest attacking power of the Pistons.

This strong point is not in vain.

Hill saw the basketball flying towards him, and he was ready in his heart. He caught the ball, turned around and walked parallel to Jones.

The Lakers are not without defensive talents at the small forward position, but Jones has the prestige of an All-Star, and the head coach has no way to let the most suitable person play.

Jones' defense is like this, and Hill's offense may be easier than O'Neal's.

Hill kept his feet on the ground, like a white horse passing through the gap, shuttled through the entire Lakers defense. His speed made Rodman sigh, and O'Neal was helpless. He broke through and dunked from outside the three-point line, and scored violently.

70 is better than 66
Next, the Pistons' defense focused on limiting O'Neal's reception.

Wallace frantically circled forward to defend. His upper body strength, core strength, lower body strength, and the strength of all parts are very strong. There are few in the league as strong as him. The most terrible problem is his body. At the critical moment, he betrayed him again.

His circling around the front can make most of the insiders unable to get the ball. O'Neal is different. His strength is not inferior to Wallace, and his height and wingspan are placed here. As long as he holds Wallace and raises his hand, he can lob the ball from the outside , the problem is solved.

The more serious problem the Pistons had to deal with was Wallace's defensive foul the moment O'Neal got the ball.

Personal fourth foul.

There are 6 minutes left in the third quarter.

There is no way, Westphal can only replace Wallace first, and then put on Scott Pollard.

Pollard's height is a bit better than Wallace's, at 208 cm, and he is still nearly 10 cm taller than O'Neill. His single defense ability is far inferior to Big Ben's. The only redeeming feature is that the dog is desperate.

During these 6 minutes, every 1 minute was accompanied by a foul by him.

Pollard played his best, six consecutive fouls on Shaquille O'Neal in 6 minutes.

O'Neal got 6 free throws in 10 minutes, and the game became boring. Of these 10 free throws, O'Neal only made 4 of them, which proves how effective the great tactic of chopping sharks is with iron facts.

In the entire strategy against the Sharks in the third quarter, the Pistons did everything they could, including double-teaming, matchup consumption, tactical fouls, calling pick-and-rolls and dislocations. O'Neal experienced everything he could experience.

He resisted alone, and the result was that the Lakers trailed the Pistons by 7 points at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

At this point, no matter how conceited he is, he should understand.

One cannot win.

(End of this chapter)