Wang Tu Baye

Chapter 361
"Don't let the Lakers have a third scoring point. This is the whole team of the Warriors. The most important thing to do in the third quarter. After all, O'Neal and Kobe's style of play has matured. It is difficult for them to have two points. They didn't score the whole game, of course their defense must be the top priority, but if you want to win the Lakers, you must work hard on defending other Lakers players."

"Obviously, except for the OK combination, the other players on the Lakers today have average touch. Rick Fox, who has the highest shooting percentage and the best touch, just made two mid-range shots, and was teamed up by Tracy McGrady and Hill. Go, it's only possible to get back on the field 5 minutes before the end."

"The Lakers' starting point guard Derek Fisher, as well as Devin George and Lynch Hunter who came off the bench, are obviously helpless in front of the Warriors' tenacious defense. It can be said that the Lakers, apart from Shaquille O'Neal and In addition to the OK combination of the teenager Kobe, there is no one point that can score stably in singles, which is very terrible."

"In the nba, the most important condition for distinguishing stars from superstars is whether they have the ability to break double teams and play singles. Players who can only catch the ball and score open shots will not be called superstars anyway, and it is difficult to get one. A big contract with a salary of over [-] million."

"The head coach of the Lakers, Phil Jackson, at the beginning of the third and fourth quarters, frequently changed players to try his luck. Many NBA players and coaches believe in this illusory luck, which can also be called luck. If you can score consecutively in the game, your teammates will continue to pass the ball to you, allowing you to play to your fullest."

"But again, unless you are the core superstar of the team with unlimited shooting power, once you miss one or two shots, you will be replaced by the head coach immediately, sitting on the bench and watching the game slowly end , before that, the head coach will not look at you again, the NBA is such a realistic circle."

"After all, so many years of commercialization and professionalization have passed. Whether it is a player or a coach, they all understand a truth. Although fame and experience can be eaten, they cannot be exchanged for scoring. Only players who can shoot goals on the court, That's the most important moment."

"The Warriors continued to gain the upper hand in the third quarter. They beat the Lakers by 24 points in a single quarter 17:7. O'Neal was off the field. The Lakers instantly changed from the strongest team in the entire NBA to the weakest team in the bottom line. Inside teams, the only difference is whether or not O'Neal is on the court."

"Zen Master Phil Jackson obviously couldn't accept being behind at home. At the end of the third quarter, he sent Shaquille O'Neal back to the court, hoping to stabilize the morale of the army. After all, he couldn't enter the fourth quarter with too much behind."

"In the fourth quarter of the decisive battle, the Warriors switched back to the starting five. Obviously, Lenny has great confidence in his disciples. Let Dayao and McGrady work together to counter the OK combination of O'Neal and Kobe. Yao Mai's teammates Jr. O'Neal, Hill, Billups, it feels like a lot of confidence."

"In the fourth quarter, the Lakers started to counterattack crazily, and the offensive wave was higher and higher, but it is a pity that Fisher made consecutive three-pointers from the outside, and Rick Fox and Robert Horry also missed a few shots. The Warriors didn't double-team Kobe on the second key shot, and only when O'Neal got the ball and wanted to post up, the Warriors would help defend and let O'Neill go to the free throw line."

"The Warriors didn't take the initiative to resort to the shark-slashing tactic today. They took the lead throughout the game. Obviously, there is no need to provoke the big fat O'Neal. Just let the game time slowly pass."

"On the Lakers side, only Robert Horry is occasionally missed, but the 32-year-old Horry, although he has always been known as the key player, but it is obviously not his specialty to let him attack and score consecutively. He belongs to the kind of big-hearted player who stands up at the decisive moment and makes the game-winning shot, but he is not a scorer who can consistently score efficiently."

"The players of the Lakers are becoming more and more impatient, and the fouls are gradually increasing. After all, they will not let the Warriors just delay the game time. Veteran Robert Horry has made consecutive defensive fouls. Chance."

"The Warriors have a higher shooting percentage than the Lakers today, but far fewer fouls than the Lakers. In addition, the three-pointers are more accurate than the Lakers. Even though the Lakers have more rebounds, the situation of the scene The initiative has always been firmly in the hands of the Warriors."

"At the last moment, the Lakers teenager Kobe was angry. He no longer implemented the tactical arrangement of the head coach Phil Jackson. He just took the ball and did it alone. Regardless of Shaquille O'Neill's increasingly gloomy face."

"Lakers Zen Phil Jackson got up, he called a long timeout, Robert Horry was fouled for 6, Rick Fox was fouled for 5, he put on Devin George and Samar Ky Walker, and holding the tactical board, kept saying something to the Lakers players."

"It's just that the close-up of the broadcast footage clearly shows that the young Lakers player Kobe didn't pay attention to what Phil Jackson said. Instead, he stood far away and drank water at his own pace."

"The legend about O'Neal and Kobe's disagreement in the Lakers team has been circulating for more than a season. After all, this season O'Neal's annual salary has climbed to 2143 million US dollars, next season will be 2357 million US dollars, and next season will be 2475 million US dollars. .”

"And if the Lakers want to keep the teenager Kobe, it is bound to be impossible to give him a lower salary all the time, and the super sky-high contract that O'Neal has been asking for will definitely make the Lakers management feel embarrassed."

"After all, the total annual salary of the Lakers this season is only 5427 million US dollars. If they want to renew the contract of the 2-meter-tall rookie Devin George next season, they must provide a sufficiently attractive contract so that they can stay. This player who can defend and score, won't be poached by other teams."

"Combined with the rising annual salaries of Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe, it is conservatively estimated that the total annual salary of the Lakers next season will reach around 6400 million. This is the most conservative estimate given that this year's lineup has not changed much."

"Compared with the rich Knicks and the generous Blazers, the salary structure of the Lakers is not too exaggerated, but the relationship between O'Neal and Kobe will definitely rise gradually with one side, and the other side will not give in. become unpredictable.”

"The next big contract that O'Neal seeks will be the last big contract in his career. He is already 30 years old. It is impossible for him to average 40 points and 30 rebounds per game when he is 20 years old. For someone like him For such a superstar, the last contract is often the most lucrative, it depends on whether the owner and management of the Lakers can afford and be willing to pay such a big price."

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