Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 258

After all, it was a forced comeback, and Zen Master used Malone with discretion. The game lasted 5 minutes, and when the first official timeout came, Malone was replaced and scored 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

First, the Pacers did not expect Malone to come back in the series. Second, the Postman was in really good form today. He made 2 of 2 shots and even fed his old partner Ostertag to complete a dunk.

The Lakers' tactics on the defensive end were also implemented very well. Malone resolutely pinched O'Neal, and the other three pinched the passing line nearby, put the weak side corner, and then used quick rotations to block.

This kind of defense is quite exhausting, but the effect is equally significant. The Pacers started with only O'Neal scoring, and the Lakers led 11 to 6.

Back from the timeout, Battier replaced Malone, the Lakers went small again, Artest moved to power forward, and Campbell replaced Ostertag to keep the Sharks' defenders strong.

"Since the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers have used Artest more boldly. Many dubious players can't play well in the league because their speed can't keep up with the third position, and their physical condition and confrontation It is not as good as the [-]th position, the advantages are not obvious, and the disadvantages are fatal. But Artest has both the strength of the [-]th position and the agility of the [-]rd position, plus outstanding defensive awareness and desire , and even against some not-so-fast defenders, such players will bring many changes to the team. However, Phil Jackson dared to use such a man in the finals, and he was indeed very courageous." Jack Ramsay commented.

At this point in the game, there is not much room for both sides to change their moves, especially for the Pacers. Apart from Wu Lao and Al Harrington, only Jeff Foster and this year's great improvement Fred Jones, as for tactics, because there are not many people in the team who have the ability to attack independently, it basically depends on O'Neal's performance.

The Lakers insisted on choking O'Neal. All players released all their enthusiasm on the court as Malone said in his pre-game declaration. The 36-year-old veteran Campbell even threw himself into the ball for a [-]-[-] goal. auditorium.

Kobe lived up to Campbell's sacrificing dive, tossing and turning, killing the basket, taking off against Al Harrington's defense, and scoring a 2 plus 1 layup.

"Beautiful—ah!" Garnett hammered the bed board hard, touching the wound, and the pain was horrific.

Campbell climbed up from the audience and gave Kobe a high-five.

The spectators at the Conseco Arena interfered in vain with Kobe's free throws, and Fei Xia ignored the wildly dancing color bars behind the rebound and the boos all over the sky, and made the free throw steadily.

Payton used Al Harrington's cover to kill the inside line. Battier dropped Bowen, who was defending himself, and made a transposition, standing straight on Payton's breakthrough route with his hands raised.

As long as he exerts force, it is an offensive foul, and Payton had to distribute the ball to Bowen in the bottom corner.

This is the place where Bowen has the highest shooting percentage. No one is defending within three meters. Bowen took a look and made a three-pointer.

The arc was a bit weird, the basketball was thrown directly to the side of the backboard and popped out of the baseline.

"It's hard to imagine that such an outrageous shot was made by Bruce Bowen, who made more than 4% of his three-pointers in the series. Considering Kevin Garnett's injury in the last game, it is very likely that Bowen's The mentality has changed." Mike Breen was rarely filled with enthusiasm.

Garnett's 20 points must be filled by someone. Kobe alone is not enough. Billups' desire to attack is very strong in this game. It may be that he discovered in the last game that whether it is Gary Per Neither Billups nor Reggie Miller can stop his offense. When facing the thin Reggie Miller, Billups will rely on his own strength to kill the inside line. More use of body thickness to turn over jump shots.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led 27 to 18. Kobe and Billups each scored 9 points and performed well. For the Pacers, O'Neal scored 13 points, Miller scored the remaining 5 points, and Bowen made 3 of 0 shots. , no score.

In the second quarter, the Lakers replaced Wade and Billups who had performed well. At the same time, when O'Neal was replaced for a rest, they replaced Nene. Stir up the inside line.

"It has to be said that Karl Malone's comeback is of great significance to the Lakers. They can lengthen the rotation and allow Nene, a dynamic but inexperienced player, to face the Pacers' substitute more to play his best role. However, Rick Carlisle's employment seems a bit stretched. Although Fred Jones has good athletic ability, his defensive awareness and off-ball offensive ability are average. He can't count on the players at all. So he can only increase Holly's playing time at the small forward position, let Bowen rotate the shooting guard, and Payton and Miller take turns to rest. If Holly is 10 years younger, he can still play occasionally. Let’s look at the small forward, but now his athletic ability no longer supports him to play like he did in the Rockets.” During the break, Ramsey analyzed the two sides, and in his opinion, the Lakers had a greater chance of winning.

When Wade came on the court, his speed seemed to be a beat faster than all the Pacers. In the first quarter, Payton faced Billups, who was rhythmic and powerful, and then he had to face Wade, who was as fast as lightning, as an outside line. At the first gate, the old gloves were miserable.Wade and Nene's pick-and-roll coordination is quite proficient. With the help of the cover, they easily broke through the defense of Jeff Foster to the basket and dunked with one hand.

Without O'Neal on the court, the Pacers' penalty area is like the Lakers' back garden, coming in and out as they go.

As the most reliable singles player on the Pacers field, Al Harrington was going to forcibly single out Artest. However, before he turned over and made a jump shot, Artest cast the green magic hand, cut it on his foot, and popped out of bounds .

Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Carlisle hastily replaced O'Neal and Al Harrington, preparing to rely on the two-tower lineup that worked well in the previous game to gain an advantage in rebounding.

The Lakers responded immediately, with Ostertag replacing Artest and Nene moving to power forward.

Wade has shown the world that he not only has a fast breakthrough, but also has a steady mid-range shot. Although Kobe has fewer offensive scenes, as long as he is on the court, he must have a defensive champion following him. With a lot of single-handed opportunities, he continued to use the pick-and-roll and speed to single-handedly eat Payton in different ways. He didn't even have time to spray the iconic trash talk, and he only had one thought in his mind.

"If labor-management TM is ten years younger, you will never be allowed to be presumptuous!"

(End of this chapter)