NBA: James wants to team up with me

Chapter 126: Accidentally bumping into Jessica Alba on the court

In several rounds of offense, the Lakers have been making a fuss about O'Neal's mobility, asking whether you can defend.

The effect of this move is outstanding. O'Neal is indeed an invincible weapon in the penalty area, but when faced with such a fast-paced offensive and defensive transition, and at the same time, the opposing players always pull to the outside without him playing, there is really no good way.

At this time, O'Neal only regretted that he was not a few years younger. If he were at his peak, how could he be played by such a little trick?

This is true. O'Neal did not have such shortcomings at his peak.

O'Neal, who is full of energy and in good physical condition, has mobility that is inconsistent with his size. Although he is still incomparable to Olajuwon and David Robinson among the four major centers, he will never be beaten by small balls because of these weaknesses. The style of play is targeted to this extent.

But in the Heat, O'Neal is indeed more than capable.

In the 04-05 season, O'Neal's average playing time per game in the regular season has reached a career low of 34.1 minutes. Although his rebounds per game can reach double figures, it is also a career low.

2005 is approaching, and O'Neal is about to turn 33 years old.

Age, injuries, and weight are all gradually increasing. Although he can still ensure sufficient dominance at the basket, in fact, looking back and looking at it rationally, the Lakers' choice to give up O'Neal's request for a six-year contract is also a reasonable judgment.

In the first quarter of the game, the Lakers fully implemented the strategy of walking O'Neal, doing everything possible to play the game as fast as possible, allowing O'Neal to consume his energy in the constant return runs.

Of course, this kind of fast-paced chaos allows the Lakers to maximize their offense, but at the same time, the Lakers are also unable to take care of both on the defensive end.

The Heat also have masters of scrambling. Wade's favorite thing is to run fast breaks all over the court. In addition, O'Neal is indeed invincible against Odom under the basket, so both sides score very efficiently.

After the first quarter, the two teams were evenly matched at 33:31.

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Against Odom, O'Neal played in the penalty area as if he were playing.

However, although he scored a lot of points, O'Neal was not comfortable at all. He was exhausted from running back and forth throughout the first quarter. He had just played one game, and he was already sweating profusely. He was sweating profusely than before. The third quarter of the game is still tiring.

There is no way, O'Neal's physical exertion is too great.

For the Lakers, Wang Chong scored a team-high 13 points.

Against Haslem, and with Odom as a wingman to help throughout the game, Wang Chong was full of firepower from the outside, making 5 of 3 three-pointers, and his scoring efficiency was not even inferior to O'Neal.

More importantly, compared to O'Neal who was very tired, Wang Chong was very relaxed and still had a lot of physical reserves to cope with the next game.

The game came to the second quarter, and O'Neal sat off the court to rest. If he didn't take a break, he would really be unable to play the rest of the game.

The Lakers also chose to change their formation at this time.

Odom and Wang Chong took a break and were replaced by center Mihm and power forward Brian Grant. In the next few minutes of the Lakers, Kobe was in charge of the main attack.

Although it has not been mentioned before, O'Neal wants to defeat the Lakers at Staples Center to prove that the Lakers management's choice was a mistake. Why doesn't Kobe want to defeat O'Neal here and prove to Lakers fans that choosing him is the right one?

Therefore, from the beginning of this game, Kobe was already working hard to win the game.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Kobe held the ball and continuously launched a fierce attack on the Heat's penalty area. Since O'Neal was resting off the court, the Heat's penalty area only had the backup center, veteran Christian Laettner, who would be there after this season. Retired Laettner has no ability to defend Kobe. As long as Kobe gets past Wade, who is defending on the outside, and rushes to the penalty area, he can score easily.

A few rounds into the second quarter, Kobe had already caused Laettner two consecutive defensive fouls. He went to the free throw line and made 4 of 4 free throws. In addition, he made 2 of 1 shots and scored 6 points in a row.

Kobe's onslaught made it difficult for the Heat to withstand. What's even worse is that Lakers center Mihm, who came off the bench, also started to exert his strength at this time. He scored 2 points on 2 of 4 shots in the penalty area.

Mim may not be an excellent center, but he is at least strong enough to serve as a starting center for a team. He will naturally gain an advantage against the Heat's backup center. Moreover, he hardly played in the first quarter of the game. He has plenty of physical strength and can perform naturally. good.

The Heat can only rely on Wade to support them. Although starting small forward Eddie Jones can also help a little, the Heat are still widened by the Lakers during this period.

O'Neal was restless on the sidelines. Seeing the score getting closer and closer, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked the head coach to play again.

At 5 minutes and 26 seconds into the second quarter, O'Neal returned to the field.

However, the Lakers did not rush to send Wang Chong and Odom as soon as possible, but let Kobe continue to lead the existing lineup to confront the Heat.

Just as the murderous O'Neal entered the paint to receive a pass from his teammate, the referee's whistle immediately sounded.

Mim directly chose to foul.

He will be on the bench in this game, so he doesn't need to worry about the number of fouls.

O'Neal walked to the free throw line speechlessly.

He really wanted to have a word with Lakers coach Phil Jackson. "Coach, I just want to play basketball well."

"哐——哐"

Two crisp strikes announced that the Heat's attack was in vain.

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe missed a mid-range floater.

The Heat had just dribbled the ball past half-court, and before O'Neal could take a position in the penalty area, the referee's whistle sounded again.

This time it was Lakers power forward Brian Grant who ran over and fouled O'Neal.

O'Neal was too lazy to talk nonsense at this time. He went to the free throw line and made 2 of 1 free throws. He scored a total of 1 point in the two rounds of offense.

Kobe once again chose to shoot a fadeaway jumper from the mid-range, and successfully hit the shot against Wade's defense.

Then the whistle sounded again...

O'Neal returned to the court and did nothing at all. He just kept standing on the free throw line and performing his free throw skills.

This process is actually very boring, but Lakers fans watch it with gusto because he really doesn't score!

O'Neal only made 6 goal in 1 free throws. Although the Lakers' offense was not very smooth, Kobe made 3 of 1 shots and Fisher also missed the three-point shot from the outside. A total of 4 of 1, but O'Neal came on. Within 2 minutes, the point difference between the two teams did not shorten at all. For O'Neal, who chose to play early at the expense of physical exertion, it was a loss of blood.

With about 4 minutes left before the end of the second quarter, the Lakers chose to adjust their lineup.

Wang Chong and Odom reappeared, replacing Kobe.

The Lakers' lineup on the court at this time is Atkins, Jumaine Jones, Devin George, Wang Chong and Odom.

<divclass="contentadv"> It is still a small ball lineup, and Atkins, Jumaine Jones and Wang Chong are all outside shooters with a three-point shooting rate of more than 38%. Devin George is the first two Last season with the Lakers, his three-point shooting percentage reached 37%.

In terms of three-point firepower alone, it is now the Lakers' strongest lineup.

Odom stood at the top of the three-point line and held the ball. Four players, including Wang Chong, stood at the four corners, waiting for the sexy dealer to deal the cards online at any time.

This leaves O'Neal, who has just been freed from the torment of free throws, once again faced with a choice. Should he continue to stay in the penalty area and guard the basket, or pull out from the outside to cover up defense?

In the end, O'Neal chose to take the initiative to come out from the inside. Even if he was just standing at the free throw line, it was better than being completely undefended.

It's just that this makes it even worse for O'Neal, who is already suffering from extra physical exertion.

In the last 4 minutes, O'Neal only took 4 shots in the penalty area, plus 6 of 1 free throws before, scoring 5 points.

Counting the 15 points in the first quarter, by the end of the half, O'Neal had scored 20 points and 7 rebounds, demonstrating his dominance in the penalty area.

However, the Heat trailed the Lakers by 49 points at halftime, 58:9.

For the Lakers, Kobe Bryant and Wang Chong both scored 18 points in the first half, accounting for 62% of the team's scores. The Lakers' fast-paced offense and defense also gave other players many opportunities to take outside shots, including Caron Butler. Atkins, Jumaine Jones and Devin George all took shots from the outside and scored.

In terms of the pace of the game, the Lakers completely took the initiative on the court.

Phil Jackson was very satisfied with the team's rhythm and praised it profusely in the locker room during halftime.

If you have the upper hand in the first half, the rest of the game will only get easier, because as time goes by, O'Neal's physical energy consumption will increase.

You must know that at the end of the Lakers team, O'Neal's weight had exceeded 150 kilograms, and he obviously became heavier again with the Heat. Even if he weighed 160 kilograms, it would not be surprising.

With such a heavy weight, every turnback run on the field is a severe test for physical reserves. The offensive pace in the first half was so fast, and O'Neal had to pull out to the outside to defend on the defensive end. I am afraid that his physical strength has already been exhausted. , even if there is halftime to help him recover, it will be difficult to support his continuous offense at the end of the third quarter and the fourth quarter.

Obviously, the Lakers' targeted small ball tactics succeeded.

The big stone weighing on Phil Jackson's heart can finally be let go.

Of course, this tactic is not widely applicable, because there are very few centers with distinctive characteristics like O'Neal in the league.

If the Lakers use this tactic to deal with the Spurs, Duncan, who is used to being expressionless, will be happy.

But it's hard to say. Maybe Duncan smiled so brightly on the court that the referee called him off, and the Lakers won without a fight.

Even this tactic is not easy to use against the Rockets' Dayao, because the current Dayao is not as heavy and tonnage as he will be a few years ago, and his mobility is slightly better than O'Neal.

The most important thing is that Dayao's free throw shooting is much better than O'Neal, and there is no way to use shark-cutting tactics to target him.

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After a short intermission, the third quarter began.

Both teams are fielding the starting lineup.

After a period of intermission, O'Neal recovered a little physically and once again began to attack the Lakers under the basket.

The Lakers fully implemented the style of play in the first half and compressed the attack time of each round to less than 10 seconds. Although it was not as fast as the Suns' ultimate 7-second attack, and many attacks even went to the top in order to shorten the time. Despite the defensive players' strong shots, the hit rate was average, but it still speeded up the pace of the game.

This resulted in O'Neal getting tired again less than 5 minutes into the third quarter, dragging heavy steps back and forth on the field, panting like an ox.

The Heat finally managed to catch up little by little with O'Neal's efficient offense under the basket, but were scored consecutively when O'Neal had no time to return to defense, leading to a 4-on-5 situation, and the gap was widened again.

Stan Van Gundy had no choice but to replace O'Neal, but in this way, the Heat's offense could only rely on Wade and Eddie Jones.

Kobe started to exert his strength at this time.

As soon as O'Neal came off the court, the Heat's defense in the penalty area dropped sharply, and Kobe frequently used his experience to score against Wade one-on-one.

At the same time, on the defensive end, Kobe also showed the strength of six-time All-Defensive Team. His high-pressure and forced defense forced Wade to scramble and his shooting percentage was greatly reduced.

In the first half of the game, Wade actually played pretty well. Fast-paced offense and defense transitions are also his favorite style of play. Therefore, he made 8 of 4 shots in the first half, 5 of 5 free throws, and scored 13 points, which was very efficient.

But after Kobe Bryant showed his strength, Wade's efficiency was low. He only made 7 of 2 shots in the entire third quarter and scored 6 points on free throws.

The Heat's offense completely collapsed in the third quarter. At 19:27 in a single quarter, the point difference was widened to 17 points after three quarters!

With such a huge point difference, as long as nothing unexpected happens, the Lakers are basically guaranteed to win.

But even so, Wang Chong did not dare to neglect at all.

After all, the opponents are O'Neal and Wade. The victory in this game is directly related to the success or failure of the system task and determines whether he can obtain the badge reward.

Therefore, in the following fourth quarter of the game, Wang Chong did not relax and was still very serious.

Sure enough, after the start of the last quarter, the Heat, unwilling to fail, launched a fierce counterattack under the leadership of O'Neal and Wade. O'Neal scored consecutive dunks under the basket, and Wade also successfully stole the Lakers' pass and counterattacked with a dunk, creating a wave of 8 :0's attack wave brought the score difference to single digits.

Fortunately, Wang Chong stepped forward in time and hit consecutive mid-range shots, helping the Lakers stabilize the situation and widen the point difference to more than double digits again.

The game soon passed halfway, and as time passed by, the Heat began to play more and more impatiently.

No matter what you do, you can't rush, including playing ball.

The impetuous Heat made a passing error when attacking. Wang Chong saw through the passing path in advance and directly destroyed the ball out of bounds.

But Wang Chong was unable to stop the car because of this, and he threw himself from the sideline and rushed to the first row of spectators on the sideline.

In NBA games, it is common for reporters to see players rushing into the stands and knocking over spectators.

But Wang Chong was different this time. Unable to stop the car, he rushed directly to the auditorium, bumped into an audience member in front of him, and subconsciously stretched out his arms to hug him.

His original intention was to protect the fans from being knocked to the ground and injured by him, but this hug only felt warm and fragrant. When he lowered his head, he was surprised to find that he was holding a beautiful woman in his arms.

"Excuse me."

Wang Chong was startled and quickly let go of the other party and took two steps back to apologize.

But when he carefully looked at the woman in front of him, he discovered that he actually knew this beauty. She was a Hollywood actress, and even the goddess Jessica Alba, who has titles such as America's Sweetheart!