Big Zhi and Kobe's Lakers Dynasty

Chapter 261 Unworthy
At halftime, the two teams tied at 58, which is what the Western Conference Finals should look like.

The Lakers had managed to steal an away victory in their high school quick play before, but when the Houston Rockets stabilized their position, the strength of the two teams was still neck and neck. If it wasn't for the Lakers' physical strength, then The overall strength of the Rockets is even stronger.

When Wang Dazhi and Kobe grew up, the style of the Lakers could be fast or slow, and the Rockets' previous game rhythm was a combination of fast and slow, but in order to shield Wang Dazhi and Kobe's speed and physical strength advantages, Rudy Tomjanovich Let the Rockets completely become a turtle speed team.

The Rockets are different from other teams. In defending Shaquille O'Neal, they will not pay too many unnecessary fouls. The remaining sufficient fouls are used by Rudy Tomjanovich. On the Lakers' fast break, the effect of this is very significant, and the Lakers slowly fell into the quagmire of slow rhythm.

With Hakeem Olajuwon in the lineup, the rest of the Rockets don't need to help defend Shaquille O'Neal. This makes the four Musketeers ambushing outside the three-point line of the Lakers have almost no open opportunities. Every attack is won by the collision of muscles.

The Rockets' scoring is not too light, but the Lakers' Wang Dazhi and Kobe are still dying. The strength of these two is far from the peak. Overall, the Lakers still suffer a bit.

This disadvantage of the Lakers was highlighted when the game reached the fourth quarter. The long-term hand-to-hand combat greatly affected the shooting percentage of Wang Dazhi and Kobe. Without the support of these two people's outside firepower, the Lakers' offensive skills were at least reduced. Four percent.

In the second half of the game, the two sides competed to see who was worse. Although the Rockets were not sure, they were all used to this kind of game, and the Lakers felt even more chilled after the same consumption.

In the end, with a difference of about 5 points, the Lakers just couldn't turn it around. The Houston Rockets finally came back with a 7-point advantage in the game!
After the match, Wang Dazhi was almost exhausted. His ability to fight against the one-armed Malone in the last round gave him the illusion that he had reached the strength of a superstar. After today's match, he had a clearer understanding of his own strength.

But the series is like this, and it is normal to have back and forth. Although he knows that he is not that good, he will not complain about himself, and the most important thing is to adjust his mentality.

The third game of the Western Conference Finals will return to Los Angeles. On the return flight, Delmar Harris let Wang Dazhi sit next to her.

Delmar Harris: "Where do you think we lost?"

In Delmar Harris' heart, Wang Dazhi's understanding of basketball games has reached the level of an assistant coach.

Wang Dazhi: "In the first few rounds, they used fouls to curb our fast break.

When we couldn't pick up the speed, we fell into the rhythm that the Rockets like.

Shaq couldn't attract double-teams anymore, and it was difficult for us to get open shots. Every goal required a high-intensity physical confrontation, which made it very uncomfortable for us to play. "

Recalling the whole game, Wang Dazhi felt like throwing up, he was so tired after playing like this.

Delmar Harris: "You're right, this game is a lot like the Eastern Conference.

We have to make changes in the next game, do you think there is any way to make us play more comfortably? "

As a rookie, it is definitely a great honor for Wang Dazhi to be given the right to advise on tactics in the Western Conference Finals.

Wang Dazhi: "I think Shaq has too much possession of the ball when attacking in the half court.

Shaq scored 27 points in this game, but his scoring was equal to that of Olajuwon, and Shaq's efficiency was not high.

The most important thing is that Shaq occupies too much possession of the ball. When he feels unable to attack, he distributes the ball. This makes it difficult for the rest of us to create a good offense in such a short time. Chance.

In short, when we attacked the position at half court, we stood really dead! "

Losing the game again, and pointing the finger at Shaq again, but this time Wang Dazhi didn't directly clash with Shaq, and speaking directly into the head coach's ears was much better than that fierce way.

In fact, Wang Dazhi did not target Shaquille O'Neal personally this time. After all, these tactics were arranged by coach Delmar Harris.

Delmar Harris: "What would you do if I asked Shaq to give up a third of the ball?"

In the NBA, the head coach uses tactics more as a gatekeeper. Many tactics are actually suggestions from assistant coaches and star players.

Wang Dazhi: "I want Shakra to open up, and Kobe and I will play the pick-and-roll."

After a series of contests with the Utah Jazz, Wang Dazhi gained a new understanding of the pick-and-roll coordination.

Delmar Harris: "Okay, let's give it a try if you are confident.

You call Shaq over here. "

For Wang Dazhi's initiative, Delmar Harris would naturally give him a chance.

The Houston Rockets are sitting on a center like Hakeem Olajuwon, and Shaquille O'Neal will never think that he can win the series on his own.

Delmar Harris won Shaquille O'Neal's approval with little effort.

On May 5, the Staples Center was full of audiences early on, and even the big names in the VIP seats came to the scene early.

The Lakers returned to their first home game in the Western Conference Finals, and no one wanted to be late for such an important occasion.

The Houston Rockets tied the score, and Charles Barkley uttered harsh words again.

Charles Barkley uttered wild words to TNT's camera.

Charles Barkley: "In the first game, the Lakers won opportunistically, and the way they played was like when I was new to basketball in elementary school.

There is no tactical play at all, it just makes me sick!
If we hadn't played seven games against the Seattle SuperSonics, how could the Lakers steal a win from our home court with that mindless fast break?
When we brought the game back to the NBA level in the second game, the Lakers were revealed. Everyone saw the process of the game. We have found their life. It is foreseeable that we will undoubtedly win the Western Conference Finals with a big score of 4:1.

I don't think the Los Angeles Lakers are a team worthy of standing on the stage of the Finals. "

(End of this chapter)