basketball scientist

Chapter 51 Man of Steel

In the second half, the Lakers insisted on the method of three centers fighting in turns to fight against O'Neal, and the first one to appear was the brute force Diop.

When O'Neal is at full capacity, someone must fight him first.

The Heat still used O'Neal's offense in the low post as the starting point of their tactics. The Lakers did not double-team and strictly guarded the perimeter. Diop held on for five minutes and exhausted O'Neal as much as he could. If he couldn't stand it, he would do it.

Foul, send Shark to the free throw line.

On the offensive end, the Lakers took advantage of O'Neal's shortcomings in preventing pick-and-roll movements, constantly looking for mismatches through pick-and-rolls, and conducting singles. On the Heat's side, neither Eddie Jones nor Damon Jones are good at defense, and the best outside defender is Wade.

, as long as he is involved, the Lakers' offense from the outside can still cause trouble for the Heat.

Diop held on for five minutes, but the Heat couldn't catch up with the score difference. The Lakers replaced Mihm as planned, arranged in echelons, and blocked the game in stages.

At this time, O'Neal's physical strength was already having problems, and it became increasingly difficult to get the ball in the low post. Even after pushing away Mim, he did not choose to pull up and dunk directly. Instead, he tried to wipe the board under the basket.

Due to interference, I accidentally failed to invest!

Looking back, on the defensive end, O'Neal's pick-and-roll switch was not good. Kobe shot directly from the three-point line and hit a three-pointer, once again opening the point difference to 10 points.

Kobe Bryant made the shot, and Ke Yan on the sidelines also celebrated with excitement. The team has been preparing for the Christmas game for a long time. If they really win against this opponent, it will undoubtedly be the most valuable victory since the beginning of the season!
The Heat attacked and passed the ball several times, but it came into Wade's hands.

Kobe approached quickly. Just as Kobe approached, Wade suddenly moved. Along the right side, Wade leaned over and rushed towards him.

Kobe shouted, forced his feet to stagger, his body suddenly stopped, and he tried hard to block it with both hands.

But Wade's agility exceeded Kobe's imagination, and he cleverly broke through the defense and got out of the way of Kobe. Wade did not speed up, but after attracting a double-team from the Lakers inside, he turned his body and suddenly reversed direction toward the outside.

A back pass sent the ball to the basket.

O'Neal caught the ball steadily under the basket, turned around and hooked the ball, and sent the ball into the basket!

Pick and roll, pass the ball, block again, suddenly break through, pass the ball again, catch the ball, and shoot.

Listening to the beautiful sound of basketball and friction, Atkins raised the corners of his mouth and ran towards the backcourt.

The Heat used Wade's personal breakthrough to ease the burden on O'Neal, while the Lakers maximized the strength of the team.

You know, because this is the Christmas game that is broadcast live in the United States, the Lakers have some scruples and have reduced the frequency of cutting sharks. If they deal with O'Neal like they did with Howard half a month ago, I am afraid that the lead now will be even greater! <

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The game is going on. Under the leadership of the Heat's dual-core team, they still carry out a powerful offensive on the Lakers' position. After every loss, the Lakers can always hit the answer ball again and again and score wonderful goals again and again.

is displayed in front of the audience.

"This game is so enjoyable. It's the first time I've seen such a wonderful game. It's so great!" A spectator couldn't control himself and shouted to the spectators next to him.

No one showed any anger or contempt for this spectator's rudeness, because in this case, it was really what everyone who saw the game wanted to say.

Mihm was forced off the field after picking up five fouls, but it was worth it. The result of the five fouls was that O'Neal's five extremely threatening attacks were converted into 10 free throws.

Diop also committed four fouls off the court. The three centers of the Lakers really built a wall with flesh and blood. They were pushed down by O'Neal time and time again, but it also exhausted O'Neal, the "prehistoric beast".

Exhausted.

Kobe lowered his center of gravity, spread his feet vigorously, took two steady steps forward, then turned around suddenly, his left foot first left the ground, and then his right foot slowly said goodbye to the ground.

The body fell backward violently, but the hands holding the basketball were still so calm. Pulling his hands back, his waist straightened up horribly, and Kobe once again performed a suspended performance in the air.

Wade fell unwillingly. In front of his eyes, the basketball passed over his head, slipped through his fingertips that were fully extended, and flew towards the basket.

"Shua!"

Kobe sat on the ground and raised his clenched fist.

"Damn it!" Wade yelled helplessly and depressedly. This was the first time that Kobe Bryant had scored in front of him like this. Faced with such a backward shooting method with such a high shooting rate, Wade

I also feel frustrated.

I glanced at the scoreboard again out of habit.

80:67!

The point difference has reached 13 points, and this is after O'Neal and I played the entire third quarter!

Is this Lakers team really that terrible?

On the last possession of the fourth quarter, Wade caught the ball in the backcourt, rushed forward, took off from outside the three-point line and almost hit the free throw line when he landed.

This kind of rapid-fire shot is tantamount to shooting at a bird randomly for an athlete. There is no way to control the force and angle. The ball hit the backboard hard and bounced away.

The Lakers entered the fourth quarter with a 13-point lead, which is already a huge advantage!

On the Heat's side, the Sharks have entered a very difficult situation. Stan Van Gundy had no choice but to let O'Neal rest for a period of time at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Wade was responsible for leading the team at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and the other player left the game.

The player who rested was veteran Eddie Jones. The Lakers replaced Odom and Atkins. Ke Yan did not let veteran Grant appear, but boldly used Brian Cook, who can shoot three-pointers.<

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Both Kobe and Butler have strong one-on-one singles abilities and are very capable of attacking inside. Brian Cook pulled Haslem out, and the two of them attacked the basket without O'Neal. The offensive effect was predictable.

On the defensive end, Anderson and O'Neal's staggered playing time can also better utilize his ability to help defend and fill positions.

Ke Yan was eclectic in on-the-spot scheduling, fully exploring the characteristics of the Lakers' role players and giving full play to their advantages. The Lakers, whose own lineup was still slightly inferior, suppressed the Heat, and the team continued to expand its lead in the fourth quarter.

Advantage, Stan Van Gundy was forced to replace O'Neal 2 minutes later. If the situation was not controlled, O'Neal would not have to appear at all!

The ball was passed on the outside a few times and then lobbed inside. O'Neal caught the ball with a side shot and his body immediately exerted force. Anderson, who was guarding him, suddenly felt a huge force coming. This force was no matter what he was.

It was irresistible no matter what. Anderson was heavily resisted, O'Neal suddenly felt his back was empty, turned around and dunked.

"Pa!"

This is the sound of hands and arms hitting each other.

O'Neal's hands, which were about to dunk, were pulled down by Kobe who was coming to defend him. Another attack was ruined, and boos were heard at the scene~

But, who cares~

Kobe and O'Neal looked at each other and then passed each other!

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