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Although Kobe broke the trap, as everyone knows, his current offensive efficiency is still far behind that of O'Neal.

If the game is still the same as the first game, O'Neal mainly plays in the paint, then the Mavericks will have a small chance.

But if Kobe makes such a shot, the Mavericks' chances are obviously much greater.

And one more thing, Kobe has to guard him on the defensive end!

No matter how strong a player's physical fitness is, it is impossible to balance offense and defense.Back in the second quarter, Kobe continued to do everything.

But in this quarter, his physical fitness declined, and his shooting percentage declined.

The Lakers also fell into a disadvantage in this quarter.

At halftime, the Mavericks led 52 to 42 by 10 points.

This result made the fans at the scene excited.

O'Neal was still guarded by Kobe!

Playing at this pace, the Mavericks are very hopeful to win back at home!

Lakers locker room.

Phil Jackson didn't analyze the tactics. He asked Kobe to take everyone to do the yoga he usually let the players do to relax.

Then, I took O'Neill to the office to chat.

"Shaq, you are the core of this team, you should increase your shots and be tougher."

Jackson spoke earnestly.

O'Neill spread his hands, his expression very helpless.

This is obviously not his problem. The ball is in Kobe's hands, so it is impossible for him to grab it.

And this issue, Jackson should go and Kobe said.

He has done the limit of what he can do.

However, Jackson doesn't seem to think so, and he seems to have guessed what O'Neill was thinking.

"The ball was in Derek's hands at the beginning, he was the one who dominated the ball, and you were the most sure player in the team's offense."

O'Neill felt very comfortable after listening to Jackson's ears.

And Jackson made it very clear, and asked him to go to Fisher to ask for the ball.

It sounds weird, but that's how Jackson coached.

He will not blame the players, he will only "mediate".

After coming out of Jackson's office, the yoga in the locker room over there is almost done.

Before heading to the stadium, O'Neal chatted with Fisher for a while.

Fisher quickly agreed.

And after agreeing, he also chatted with Kobe for a long time.

Then Kobe agreed.

This matter looks very strange.

O'Neal told Kobe directly, and Kobe agreed, but he still did what he should do.

But the same thing, with Fisher added in the middle, the result changed.

This may be the greatest significance of Fisher's existence in this Lakers team.

He is the "bridge" between Kobe and O'Neal.

Back in the second half, the fans at the scene were full of momentum.

But they soon discovered that the Lakers adjusted their offensive strategy, Fisher began to dominate the ball, and the ball was sent more to O'Neal.

O'Neal either attacks by himself, or uses his personal offense to contain the pass after the defense.

The offensive efficiency of the Lakers has been greatly improved.

Things got tough again for the Mavericks.

On the sidelines, Cuban looked at O'Neal, who was killing all directions in the paint, his eyes were full of envy, and his mind kept thinking.

Sabonis' injury has already represented the failure of Nelson's wheel tactics.

Moreover, O'Neal can play hard and be skilled. It's really impossible without a center who can limit him.

In the past few years that the Lakers have ruled, the only two who have the opportunity to challenge them are the Spurs and the Kings.

The Spurs have David Robinson and Duncan, and they can always not lose in encounters with the Lakers. They just lack an excellent outside line.

The Kings can compete with the Lakers this year. Tactics are one aspect, and staffing is another aspect.

Divac and Webber are all-round offensive and defensive insiders, plus Peja, the strength is already very close to the Lakers.

The addition of Bibby is to make up for their last link.

If the Mavericks want to beat the Lakers, no matter what strategy they use, the center must be strengthened.

Cuban's mind was racing.

But on the court, the Mavericks played with the Lakers.

The Lakers are undoubtedly the strongest team of this era.

But the Mavericks have managed to get to this point, and they have a chance to challenge the Lakers, and no one wants to admit defeat easily!

From Sun Haonowitzki, to Nash Finley and Bella Frentz, everyone is doing their best.

Facts have proved that what Cole said is the most correct.

This team is engraved with the team's label.

In the last minute of the game, the score of the two teams was tied at 1.

The two teams fought too hard in the first three quarters, and by the fourth quarter, their physical fitness had dropped sharply.

As a result of the decline in physical strength, both teams began to miss goals.

Now let's look back at the tie-break between the Kings and the Lakers, the scene of fighting each other's iron skills, and you can understand it.

It's not that the strength is poor, but the strength is too close.

The ball is still in Kobe's hands.

Even though Fisher had convinced him, he still decided to play the key ball by himself.

He can let the ball go, but he can't let the King of Los Angeles!

The tree in his heart is already lush and green.

Bell's defense is still in place.

He has the potential of a top defender, tireless.

But Kobe, this time, still shook him with his footsteps.

A master of footwork, the closer Kobe gets to the critical moment, the better his overall physical condition will be.

After passing Bell, Kobe saw a Hulunbeier prairie in front of him.

He's about to get up and shoot.

But at this moment, something unexpected happened to everyone.

Bell, after being passed by Kobe, directly elbowed Kobe's... neck.

A chokehold.

Kobe was brought down directly to the ground.

"what..."

Kenny Smith in the commentary booth was stunned.

In fact, not to mention the narrator, this scene happened so fast that no one else could react at all.

After reacting, the players on both sides quickly twisted into a ball.

If the referee hadn't reacted quickly, this would have looked like a gang fight.

In the end, the players on both sides were pulled away, and Kobe covered his neck with his hands, looking a little dazed.

In history, Bell also locked his throat on Kobe, and it became one of the famous scenes in the NBA.

But that's how many years later.

Sun Hao was also a little confused.

He found that in this round of the series, there have been too many famous scenes that he knows.

Battelle brought down O'Neill, and Bell became famous...

But when he came back to his senses, he walked up to Bell, hugged Bell's head, and punched him directly in the chest.

"Calm down, you can't do that!"

Even if he was a teammate, Sun Hao didn't show mercy.

Locking the throat is as shameless as stepping on the feet.

None of that should be on the basketball court.

In fact, Bell was a little confused at this time.

He didn't want Kobe to score so easily, plus he was young and hot-headed.

Like a child, you do things without thinking about the consequences.

But it was precisely because of this that what Sun Hao said was deeply etched in his mind.

Just like when a child makes a mistake, the parents find the cane to whip them, which is the most effective.

Bell's choke put the game into a technical timeout.

Fortunately, Bell is not a habitual offender like Bowen. The chokehold was just to prevent Kobe from scoring, not to really abolish him. Kobe was fine.

Back from the timeout, Bell was called for a technical foul, and the Lakers had a free throw.

Mavericks, the situation is bad.

Bryant returned to the court to execute a technical free throw, his eyes murderous.

Bell's throat choke completely angered him.

"Shh!"

He hit the technical free throw steadily.

The sideline ball was sent again, and Fisher continued to give the ball to Kobe.

Bell has been substituted, and Finley is defending Kobe.

Kobe's footsteps swayed continuously, and finally he turned and leaned back with difficulty after breaking through to the bottom line.

Finley defended the ball very well, completely blocking Kobe's shooting angle.

But Kobe showed top waist and abdomen strength, drifting in the air to dodge the small lever after blocking the block and then shoot!

"Shh!"